Succinoylamino carbocycles and heterocycles as inhibitors of a-beta protein production

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to novel carbocycles and heterocycles having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of Aβ-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to β-amyloid production such as Alzheimer&#39;s disease and Down&#39;s Syndrome.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to novel lactams having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of Aβ-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to β-amyloid production such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder characterized clinically by progressive loss of memory, temporal and local orientation, cognition, reasoning, judgment and emotional stability. AD is a common cause of progressive dementia in humans and is one of the major causes of death in the United States. AD has been observed in all races and ethnic groups worldwide, and is a major present and future health problem. No treatment that effectively prevents AD or reverses the clinical symptoms and underlying pathophysiology is currently available (for review, Dennis J. Selkoe; Cell Biology of the amyloid (beta)-protein precursor and the mechanism of Alzheimer's disease, Annu Rev Cell Biol, 1994, 10: 373-403).

[0003] Histopathological examination of brain tissue derived upon autopsy or from neurosurgical specimens in effected individuals revealed the occurrence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillar tangles in the cerebral cortex of such patients. Similar alterations were observed in patients with Trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome), and hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis of the Dutch-type. Neurofibrillar tangles are nonmembrane-bound bundles of abnormal proteinaceous filaments and biochemical and immunochemical studies led to the conclusion that their principle protein subunit is an altered phosphorylated form of the tau protein (reviewed in Selkoe, 1994).

[0004] Biochemical and immunological studies revealed that the dominant proteinaceous component of the amyloid plaque is an approximately 4.2 kilodalton (kD) protein of about 39 to 43 amino acids. This protein was designated Aβ, β-amyloid peptide, and sometimes β/A4; referred to herein as Aβ. In addition to deposition of Aβ in amyloid plaques, Aβ is also found in the walls of meningeal and parenchymal arterioles, small arteries, capillaries, and sometimes, venules. Aβ was first purified, and a partial amino acid reported, in 1984 (Glenner and Wong, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 120: 885-890). The isolation and sequence data for the first 28 amino acids are described in U.S. Pat. No 4,666,829.

[0005] Compelling evidence accumulated during the last decade revealed that Aβ is an internal polypeptide derived from a type 1 integral membrane protein, termed b amyloid precursor protein (APP). β APP is normally produced by many cells both in vivo and in cultured cells, derived from various animals and humans. AP is derived from cleavage of β APP by as yet unknown enzyme (protease) system(s), collectively termed secretases.

[0006] The existence of at least four proteolytic activities has been postulated. They include β secretase(s), generating the N-terminus of Aβ, a secretase(s) cleaving around the 16/17 peptide bond in Aβ, and y secretases, generating C-terminal Aβ fragments ending at position 38, 39, 40, 42, and 43 or generating C-terminal extended precursors which are subsequently truncated to the above polypeptides.

[0007] Several lines of evidence suggest that abnormal accumulation of Aβ plays a key role in the pathogenesis of AD. Firstly, Aβ is the major protein found in amyloid plaques. Secondly, Aβ is neurotoxic and may be causally related to neuronal death observed in AD patients. Thirdly, missense DNA mutations at position 717 in the 770 isoform of β APP can be found in effected members but not unaffected members of several families with a genetically determined (familiar) form of AD. In addition, several other b APP mutations have been described in familiar forms of AD. Fourthly, similar neuropathological changes have been observed in transgenic animals overexpressing mutant forms of human β APP. Fifthly, individuals with Down's syndrome have an increased gene dosage of b APP and develop early-onset AD. Taken together, these observations strongly suggest that Aβ depositions may be causally related to the AD.

[0008] It is hypothesized that inhibiting the production of Aβ will prevent and reduce neurological degeneration, by controlling the formation of amyloid plaques, reducing neurotoxicity and, generally, mediating the pathology associated with Aβ production. One method of treatment methods would therefore be based on drugs that inhibit the formation of Aβ in vivo.

[0009] Methods of treatment could target the formation of Aβ through the enzymes involved in the proteolytic processing of β amyloid precursor protein. Compounds that inhibit β or γ secretase activity, either directly or indirectly, could control the production of Aβ. Advantageously, compounds that specifically target γ secretases, could control the production of Aβ. Such inhibition of β or γ secretases could thereby reduce production of Aβ, which, thereby, could reduce or prevent the neurological disorders associated with Aβ protein.

[0010] PCT publication number WO 96/29313 discloses the general formula:

[0011] covering metalloprotease inhibiting compounds useful for the treatment of diseases associated with excess and/or unwanted matrix metalloprotease activity, particularly collagenase and or stromelysin activity.

[0012] Compounds of general formula:

[0013] are disclosed in PCT publication number WO 95/22966 relating to matrix metalloprotease inhibitors. The compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of conditions associated with the destruction of cartilage, including corneal ulceration, osteoporosis, periodontitis and cancer.

[0014] European Patent Application number EP 0652009A1 relates to the general formula:

[0015] and discloses compounds that are protease inhibitors that inhibit AD production.

[0016] U.S. Pat. No. 5703129 discloses the general formula:

[0017] which covers 5-amino-6-cyclohexyl-4-hydroxy-hexanamide derivatives that inhibit AD production and are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

[0018] None of the above references teaches or suggests the compounds of the present invention which are described in detail below.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0019] One object of the present invention is to provide novel compounds which are useful as inhibitors of the production of Aβ protein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof.

[0020] It is another object of the present invention to provide pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug form thereof.

[0021] It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for treating degenerative neurological disorders comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug form thereof.

[0022] These and other objects, which will become apparent during the following detailed description, have been achieved by the inventors' discovery that compounds of Formula (I):

[0023] or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug forms thereof, wherein R³, R^(3a), R⁵, R^(5a), R⁶, Q, B, W, X, Y, and Z are defined below, are effective inhibitors of the production of Aβ.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Thus, in a first embodiment, the present invention provides a novel compound of Formula (I):

[0025] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0026] Q is —OR¹ or —NR¹R²;

[0027] ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0028] a carbocyclic group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms wherein the carbocyclic group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated;

[0029] a heterocycle of 3 to 8 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, and —N(R¹⁰)—;

[0030] a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0031] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0032] a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0033] s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;

[0034] R¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H;

[0035] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(1a);

[0036] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(1a);

[0037] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b);

[0038] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); and

[0039] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b);

[0040] R^(1a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃;

[0041] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b);

[0042] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); and

[0043] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b);

[0044] R^(1b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0045] R² is independently selected from H, NH₂, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle, C₆-C₁₀ aryl and 5 to 10 membered heterocycle;

[0046] R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴,

[0047] —(CR⁷R^(7a))-S -(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0048] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O-(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0049] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0050] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0051] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0052] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—C(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0053] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))C(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0054] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—C(═O)N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴

[0055] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))S(═O)₂—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, or

[0056] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴;

[0057] n is 0, 1, 2,or 3;

[0058] m is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0059] R^(3a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy;

[0060] alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety;

[0061] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated;

[0062] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety may optionally contain a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N═, —NH—, and —N(R²⁰)—, and

[0063] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-4 R⁴;

[0064] additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R²³;

[0065] additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical, wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical comprises 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical is substituted with 0-3 R²³; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R²³;

[0066] R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a),

[0067] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0068] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0069] C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0070] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0071] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0072] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃,

[0073] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0074] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0075] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0076] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0077] R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴;

[0078] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0079] C₁-C₆ alkoxy substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0080] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0081] C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0082] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0083] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0084] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3R^(5c);

[0085] R^(5a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy;

[0086] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0087] H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶;

[0088] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0089] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0090] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0091] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0092] alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); optionally the carbocyclic ring formed by combining R⁵ and R^(5a) may be benzo fused, wherein the benzo fused ring may be substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0093] R⁶ is H;

[0094] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(6a);

[0095] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(6b); or

[0096] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3R^(6b);

[0097] R^(6a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, phenyl or CF₃;

[0098] R^(6b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0099] R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0100] R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, aryl and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0101] R^(7b) is independently selected from H and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0102] W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—;

[0103] p is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

[0104] R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl and C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl;

[0105] X is a bond;

[0106] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb);

[0107] C₃-C₁O carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); or

[0108] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0109] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0110] Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—;

[0111] t is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0112] u is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0113] R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl;

[0114] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)—, —S(═O)NR^(19b)——C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—;

[0115] Z is H;

[0116] C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0117] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0118] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0119] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a);

[0120] C₃-C¹⁰ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or

[0121] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0122] R^(12a) at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0123] H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl,

[0124] SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,

[0125] C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—,

[0126] C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c);

[0127] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0128] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0129] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0130] R_(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S-;

[0131] R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0132] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0133] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0134] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0135] R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷;

[0136] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(10a);

[0137] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 04 R^(10b);

[0138] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or

[0139] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b);

[0140] R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0141] R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0142] alternatively, R¹⁰ may be —W—X—Y—Z;

[0143] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, CF₃;

[0144] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0145] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0146] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or

[0147] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0148] alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R¹³;

[0149] R_(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0150] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0151] R¹³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0152] H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃;

[0153] R¹⁴, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0154] R^(14a) is H, phenyl, benzyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0155] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0156] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0157] R¹⁷ is H, aryl, aryl-CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0158] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0159] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0160] R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring;

[0161] R²⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹,

[0162] S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷;

[0163] C₁-C₆ alkyl optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(20a); or

[0164] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b);

[0165] R^(20a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b);

[0166] R^(20b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—;

[0167] R²³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0168] H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶ and CF₃.

[0169] [2] In a preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ia):

[0170] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0171] ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0172] a carbocyclic group of 5 to 7 carbon atoms wherein the carbocyclic group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated;

[0173] a heterocycle of 5 to 7 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, and —N(R¹⁰)—;

[0174] a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0175] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0176] a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0177] s is, 1, 2, 3,or 4;

[0178] R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴,

[0179] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—R⁴,

[0180] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—OR⁴,

[0181] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))_(n)—R⁴,

[0182] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)—R⁴,

[0183] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂—R⁴, or

[0184] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—C(═O)—R⁴;

[0185] n is 0, 1, or 2;

[0186] R^(3a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy;

[0187] alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety;

[0188] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated;

[0189] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety may optionally contain a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N═, —NH—, and —N(R²⁰)—, and

[0190] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-4 R⁴;

[0191] additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R²³;

[0192] additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical, wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical comprises 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical is substituted with 0-3 R²³;

[0193] additionally, two R⁴ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R²³;

[0194] R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a),

[0195] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0196] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0197] C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a),

[0198] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0199] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0200] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0201] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃,

[0202] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0203] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0204] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0205] R⁵ is H;

[0206] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0207] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0208] C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0209] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0210] R^(5a) is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyl;

[0211] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0212] H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶;

[0213] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0214] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0215] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0216] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0217] alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); optionally the carbocyclic ring formed by combining R⁵ and R^(5a) may be benzo fused, wherein the benzo fused ring may be substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0218] R⁶ is H;

[0219] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(6a);

[0220] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(6b); or

[0221] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3R^(6b);

[0222] R^(6a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, phenyl or CF₃;

[0223] R^(6b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0224] R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0225] R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, aryl and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0226] R^(7b) is independently selected from H and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0227] W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—;

[0228] p is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0229] R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl and C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl;

[0230] X is a bond;

[0231] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb);

[0232] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); or

[0233] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0234] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0235] Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—;

[0236] t is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0237] u is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

[0238] R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl;

[0239] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)—, —S(═O)NR^(19b)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—;

[0240] Z is H;

[0241] C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0242] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 Rl^(2a);

[0243] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0244] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a);

[0245] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or

[0246] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or

[0247] R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0248] H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃,

[0249] S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃,

[0250] C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,

[0251] C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—,

[0252] C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c);

[0253] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0254] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0255] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0256] R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0257] R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0258] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0259] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0260] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0261] R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷;

[0262] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(10a);

[0263] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0264] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or

[0265] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b);

[0266] R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0267] R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0268] alternatively, R¹⁰ may be —W—X—Y—Z;

[0269] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H,

[0270] C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)Rl⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, CF₃;

[0271] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0272] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0273] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or

[0274] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R¹³;

[0275] R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0276] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy;

[0277] R¹³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0278] H, OH, C_(l)-C₆ alkyl, C_(l)-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵Rl⁶, and CF₃;

[0279] R¹⁴, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0280] R^(14a) is H, phenyl, benzyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0281] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0282] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0283] R¹⁷ is H, aryl, aryl-CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0284] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0285] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0286] R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl;

[0287] additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring;

[0288] R²⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹,

[0289] S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷;

[0290] C₁-C₆ alkyl optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(20a); or

[0291] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b);

[0292] R^(20a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b);

[0293] R^(20b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—;

[0294] R²³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0295] H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃.

[0296] [3] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ia):

[0297] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0298] ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0299] a carbocyclic group of 5, 6, or 7 carbon atoms selected from -cyclopentylene-, -cyclohexylene-, -cycloheptylene-, -cyclopentenylene-, -cyclohexenylene-, and -phenylene-;

[0300] a heterocycle of 5, 6, or 7 atoms selected from -pyrrolidinylene-, -piperidinylene-, -homopiperidinylene-, and -thiophenylene-;

[0301] a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0302] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0303] a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0304] s is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

[0305] R³ is —(CH₂)_(n)—R⁴;

[0306] n is 0, 1,or2;

[0307] R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy;

[0308] alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety;

[0309] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated;

[0310] wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-2 R⁴;

[0311] R⁴isH,OH,

[0312] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0313] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0314] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(4a),

[0315] C₃-C₆ cycloklyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0316] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0317] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0318] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, CF₃,

[0319] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0320] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0321] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0322] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0323] R⁵ is H;

[0324] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b);

[0325] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b);

[0326] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b);

[0327] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); or

[0328] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0329] R^(5a) is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or allyl;

[0330] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0331] H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴,

[0332] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0333] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0334] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0335] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0336] alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0337] W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—;

[0338] X is a bond;

[0339] phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0340] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or

[0341] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0342] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0343] Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—;

[0344] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S (═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—;

[0345] Z is H;

[0346] C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0347] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0348] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0349] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a);

[0350] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or

[0351] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or

[0352] R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0353] H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃,

[0354] C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,

[0355] C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—,

[0356] C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c);

[0357] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0358] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0359] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0360] R^(12b) at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶ CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0361] R^(12c) at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0362] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0363] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0364] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0365] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H,

[0366] C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃;

[0367] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0368] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0369] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or

[0370] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0371] alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical;

[0372] R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0373] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹SR¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0374] R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl;

[0375] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0376] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0377] R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl;

[0378] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and

[0379] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl;

[0380] R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl;

[0381] additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring.

[0382] [4] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ia):

[0383] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0384] ring B is selected from the group consisting of: -cyclopent-1,2-diyl-, -cyclopent-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,2-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,4-diyl-, -cyclohept-1,3-diyl-, -cyclopenten-3,5-diyl-, -phen-1,2-diyl-, -phen-1,3 -diyl-, -phen-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-2,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,3-diyl-, -thiophen-2,3-diyl-, and

[0385] a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0386] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0387] a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0388] s is 0, 1, or 2;

[0389] R³ is —R⁴, —CH₂—R⁴, or —CH₂CH₂—R⁴;

[0390] R^(3a) is H;

[0391] alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety;

[0392] R⁴ is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkynyl;

[0393] R⁵ is C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b);

[0394] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b); or

[0395] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b);

[0396] R^(5a) is H;

[0397] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0398] H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴,

[0399] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0400] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0401] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0402] alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl ring;

[0403] W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—;

[0404] X is a bond, phenyl, pyridyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, piperidinyl, or pyrrolidinyl;

[0405] Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—;

[0406] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—,

[0407] —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—;

[0408] Z is H;

[0409] C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0410] 5 C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0411] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a);

[0412] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-2 R^(12a);

[0413] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or

[0414] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or

[0415] R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0416] H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃,

[0417] C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl,

[0418] C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—,

[0419] C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c);

[0420] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0421] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0422] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0423] R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0424] R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0425] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0426] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0427] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0428] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, ═O, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0429] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0430] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or

[0431] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0432] alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical;

[0433] R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0434] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0435] R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl;

[0436] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0437] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0438] R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl;

[0439] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and

[0440] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl; R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl;

[0441] additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring.

[0442] [5] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ic):

[0443] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0444] ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0445] R³ is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, or —CH₂C≡C(CH₃);

[0446] R^(3a) is H;

[0447] alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety;

[0448] R⁵ is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₂CH₃)₂, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH═CHCH₃, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂C≡CH, or -CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃);

[0449] R^(5a) is H;

[0450] alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl ring;

[0451] Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—;

[0452] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S (═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—;

[0453] Z is H;

[0454] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12a);

[0455] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-1 Rl^(2a);

[0456] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12a);

[0457] phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(12a);

[0458] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl; substituted with 0-2 R^(12a); or

[0459] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-2 R^(12a);

[0460] R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0461] H, OH, Cl, F, Br, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, SCF₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl,

[0462] C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy,

[0463] C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with R^(12c);

[0464] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0465] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, lH-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0466] R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0467] R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0468] phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0469] C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl; substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0470] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0471] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4—CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; and

[0472] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0473] H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, benzyl, phenethyl,

[0474] methyl-C(═O)—, ethyl-C(═O)—, propyl-C(═O)—,

[0475] butyl-C(═O)—, methyl-S(═O)₂—, ethyl-S(═O)₂—,

[0476] propyl-S(═O)₂—, and butyl-S(═O)₂—;

[0477] R^(16,) at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0478] H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methyl-C(═O)—, ethyl-C(═O)—, propyl-C(═O)—,

[0479] butyl-C(═O)—, methyl-S(═O)₂—, ethyl-S(═O)₂—,

[0480] propyl-S(═O)₂—, and butyl-S(═O)₂—;

[0481] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and

[0482] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl;

[0483] R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl;

[0484] additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring selected from pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, homopiperidinyl, piperazinyl, and morpholinyl.

[0485] [6] In another embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (I):

[0486] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0487] Q is NH₂;

[0488] ring B is cycloalkyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms wherein the cycloalkyl group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated; a heterocycle of 3 to 8 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, and —N(R¹⁰)—;

[0489] s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;

[0490] R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴,

[0491] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0492] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, or

[0493] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴;

[0494] n is 0, 1, or 2;

[0495] m is 0, 1, or 2;

[0496] R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy;

[0497] R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a),

[0498] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0499] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0500] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0501] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0502] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0503] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0504] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃,

[0505] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0506] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0507] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0508] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0509] R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴;

[0510] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0511] C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3R^(5b);

[0512] C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0513] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0514] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 RsC; or

[0515] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3R^(5c);

[0516] R^(5a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0517] H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶;

[0518] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0519] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R⁵C; or

[0520] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c);

[0521] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0522] R⁶ is H, methyl, or ethyl;

[0523] R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF3, and C₁-C₄ alkyl;

[0524] R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, phenyl and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7b) is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl;

[0525] W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—;

[0526] p is 0, 1, or 2;

[0527] R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₂-C₃ alkenyl, C₂-C₃ alkynyl and C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl;

[0528] X is a bond;

[0529] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb);

[0530] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0531] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—;

[0532] t is 0, 1, or 2;

[0533] u is 0, 1, or 2;

[0534] R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₄ alkyl or C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl;

[0535] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b—, —NR) ^(19b)s (═O)—, or —S(═O)NR^(19b)—;

[0536] Z is C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R¹²;

[0537] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0538] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0539] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0540] R¹² is C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0541] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or

[0542] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0543] R^(12b) at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0544] R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷;

[0545] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(10a);

[0546] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0547] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or

[0548] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b);

[0549] R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0550] R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, or CF₃; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0551] C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, CF₃;

[0552] C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0553] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0554] C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or

[0555] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0556] alternatively, two R ¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical;

[0557] R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0558] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy;

[0559] R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0560] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0561] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl);

[0562] R¹⁷ is H, aryl, (aryl)CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl;

[0563] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0564] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and

[0565] R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl.

[0566] [7] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ia) wherein:

[0567] R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴,

[0568] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴,

[0569] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, or

[0570] —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴;

[0571] n is 0 or 1;

[0572] m is 0 or 1;

[0573] R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy;

[0574] R⁴is H, OH,

[0575] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0576] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0577] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(4a),

[0578] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0579] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0580] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0581] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, CF₃,

[0582] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0583] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0584] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0585] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0586] R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴;

[0587] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0588] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); or

[0589] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b);

[0590] R^(5a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, or allyl;

[0591] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0592] H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, ═O;

[0593] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0594] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0595] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R⁵C;

[0596] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0597] R⁶ is H;

[0598] R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, F, CF₃, methyl, and ethyl;

[0599] R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, F, CF₃, methyl, and ethyl;

[0600] R^(7b) is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl;

[0601] W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—;

[0602] X is a bond;

[0603] phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0604] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or

[0605] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0606] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0607] Y is a bond, —CH₂—V—, —V—, or —V—CH₂—;

[0608] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —O—, —S(═O)—, —S (═O)₂—, —NH—, —N(CH₃)—, or —N(CH₂CH₃)—,

[0609] Z is C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R¹²;

[0610] C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0611] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); or

[0612] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0613] R¹² is C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b);

[0614] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); or

[0615] 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b);

[0616] R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0617] R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷;

[0618] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(10a);

[0619] phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0620] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or

[0621] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b);

[0622] R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b);

[0623] R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, or CF₃;

[0624] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0625] C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, ═O, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃;

[0626] C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a);

[0627] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0628] C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0629] alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical;

[0630] R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b);

[0631] R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0632] R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl;

[0633] R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0634] R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl);

[0635] R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl;

[0636] R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and

[0637] R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl.

[0638] [8] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ib):

[0639] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein:

[0640] R³ is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, -CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃); —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), cyclopropyl-CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂—, cyclopropyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, or (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—;

[0641] R⁵ is -CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₂CH₃)₂, -CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH═CHCH₃, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(C₆H₅), —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂(C₆H₅), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂C≡C(C₆H₅), —CH₂CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂C≡C(C₆H₅), —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡C(C₆H₅), cyclopropyl-CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂—, (2-CH₃-cyclopropyl)CH₂—, (3-CH₃-cyclobutyl)CH₂—, cyclopropyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-CH₃-cyclopropyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-CH₃-cyclobutyl)CH₂CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, furanyl-CH₂—, thienyl-CH₂—, pyridyl-CH₂—, 1-imidazolyl-CH₂—, oxazolyl-CH₂—, isoxazolyl-CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, furanyl-CH₂CH₂—, thienyl-CH₂CH₂—, pyridyl-CH₂CH₂—, 1-imidazolyl-CH₂CH₂—, oxazolyl-CH₂CH₂—, or isoxazolyl-CH₂CH₂—;

[0642] W is a bond, —CH₂—, or —CH(CH₃)—;

[0643] X is a bond;

[0644] Y is a bond, —CH₂—V—, —V—, or —V—CH₂—;

[0645] V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —NH—, or —N(CH₃)—,

[0646] Z is phenyl 2-F-phenyl, 3-F-phenyl, 4-F-phenyl, 2-Cl-phenyl, 3-Cl-phenyl, 4-Cl-phenyl, 2,3-diF-phenyl, 2,4-diF-phenyl, 2,5-diF-phenyl, 2,6-diF-phenyl, 3,4-diF-phenyl, 3,5-diF-phenyl, 2,3-diCl-phenyl, 2,4-diCl-phenyl, 2,5-diCl-phenyl, 2,6-diCl-phenyl, 3,4-diCl-phenyl, 3,5-diCl-phenyl, 3-F-4-Cl-phenyl, 3-F-5-Cl-phenyl, 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl, 2-MeO-phenyl, 3-MeO-phenyl, 4-MeO-phenyl, 2-Me-phenyl, 3-Me-phenyl, 4-Me-phenyl, 2-MeS-phenyl, 3-MeS-phenyl, 4-MeS-phenyl, 2-CF₃O-phenyl, 3-CF₃O-phenyl, 4-CF₃O-phenyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyridyl, 2-Me-pyridyl, 3-Me-pyridyl, 4-Me-pyridyl, 1-imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1-benzimidazolyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, morpholino,N-piperinyl, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-MeO-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-MeO-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-MeO-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, 4-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (furanyl)CH₂—, (thienyl)CH₂—, (pyridyl)CH₂—, (2-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (3-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (4-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (1-imidazolyl)CH₂—, (oxazolyl)CH₂—, (isoxazolyl)CH₂—, (1-benzimidazolyl)CH₂—, (cyclopropyl)CH₂—, (cyclobutyl)CH₂—, (cyclopentyl)CH₂—, (cyclohexyl)CH₂—, (morpholino)CH₂—, (N-pipridinyl)CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (phenyl)₂CHCH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (furanyl)CH₂CH₂—, (thienyl)CH₂CH₂—, (pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (imidazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (oxazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (isoxazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (benzimidazolyl)CH₂CH₂—,(cyclopropyl)CH₂CH₂—, (cyclobutyl)CH₂CH₂—,(cyclopentyl)CH₂CH₂—, (cyclohexyl)CH₂CH₂—, (morpholino)CH₂CH₂—, (N-pipridinyl)CH₂CH₂—, methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, or allyl;

[0647] R¹⁰ is H, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—;

[0648] R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; and

[0649] alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical.

[0650] [9] In another preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (Ib) wherein:

[0651] ring B, along with up to 2 R¹¹s, is

[0652] wherein ring B is further substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 R¹¹.

[0653] [10] In another preferred embodient the present invention provides a compound selected from:

[0654] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-butyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide;

[0655] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide;

[0656] (2R, 3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide;

[0657] (2R, 3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide;

[0658] N1-(2-benzylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0659] N1-[2-(1-benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi] indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0660] N1-[2-(1-benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0661] 2-isobutyl-N1-[2-(4-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0662] 2-isobutyl-N 1-[2-(3-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0663] N1-[2-(cyclohexylmethyl-carbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0664] 2-isobutyl-N1-(2-isopropylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0665] 2-isobutyl-N 1-(4-oxo-2-phenylcarbamoyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0666] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-N¹-[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a -octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]-2-isobutylbutanediamide;

[0667] N¹-(1,5-dioxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,4]diazepin-4-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0668] N1-(2-benzyloxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0669] N1-(2-benzyloxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0670] N1-(2-hydroxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide;

[0671] 3-allyl-N¹-[3 -(4-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0672] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0673] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0674] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0675] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]zepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0676] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide;

[0677] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; and

[0678] 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0679] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, Q is NH2.

[0680] In another preferred embodiment

[0681] R³ is R⁴,

[0682] R^(3a) is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl;

[0683] R⁴ is C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl R⁵ is C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl

[0684] R^(5a) is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl; and

[0685] the total number of carbon atoms in R³, R^(3a), R⁵ and R^(5a) equals seven or more.

[0686] In another preferred embodiment

[0687] R³ is R⁴;

[0688] R^(3a) is H;

[0689] R⁴ is C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R^(4a),

[0690] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from

[0691] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0692] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0693] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0694] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0695] R⁵ is C₂-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b);

[0696] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); or

[0697] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b);

[0698] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0699] H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, ═O;

[0700] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0701] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0702] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); and

[0703] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy.

[0704] In another preferred embodiment

[0705] R³ is R⁴;

[0706] R^(3a) is H;

[0707] R⁴ is C₂-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0708] C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0709] C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a),

[0710] R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, CF₃,

[0711] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b),

[0712] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or

[0713] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b);

[0714] R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R^(l6), CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy;

[0715] R⁵ is C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R^(5b);

[0716] R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from:

[0717] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c);

[0718] phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or

[0719] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); and

[0720] R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy.

[0721] In another preferred embodiment

[0722] W is —(CH₂)_(p)—;

[0723] p is 1, 2, or 3;

[0724] X is a bond;

[0725] phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0726] C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or

[0727] 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb);

[0728] wherein the 5 to 6 membered heterocycle does not contain an oxo or imino substitued ring atom; and

[0729] R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy.

[0730] In a preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic group of 5, 6, or 7 carbon atoms selected from -cyclopentylene-, -cyclohexylene-, -cycloheptylene-, -cyclopentenylene-, -cyclohexenylene-, and -phenylene-; a heterocycle of 5, 6, or 7 atoms selected from -pyrrolidinylene-, -piperidinylene-, -homopiperidinylene-, and -thiophenylene-; a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0731] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0732] and a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0733] and Ring B is substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 R¹¹ groups.

[0734] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of -cyclopent-1,2-diyl-, -cyclopent-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,2-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,4-diyl-, -cyclohept-1,3-diyl-, -cyclopenten-3,5-diyl-, -phen-1,2-diyl-, -phen-1,3-diyl-, -phen-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-2,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,3-diyl-, -thiophen-2,3-diyl-, and

[0735] a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0736] a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0737] and a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

[0738] and Ring B is substituted with 0, 1, or 2 R¹¹ groups.

[0739] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0740] and Ring B is substituted with 0-1 R¹¹.

[0741] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0742] and Ring B is substituted with 0 -1 R¹¹.

[0743] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0744] and Ring B is substituted with 0 -1 R¹¹.

[0745] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0746] and Ring B is substituted with 0 -1 R¹¹.

[0747] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0748] and Ring B is substituted with 0 -1 R¹¹.

[0749] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0750] and Ring B is substituted with 0-1 R¹¹.

[0751] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is:

[0752] and Ring B is substituted with 0-1 R¹¹.

[0753] In another preferred embodiment of ring B, ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

[0754] and Ring B is substituted with 0-1 R¹¹.

[0755] In a preferred embodiment of R³ and R^(3a), R³ is selected from C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, and C₂-C₄ alkynyl; and R^(3a) is H.

[0756] In another preferred embodiment of R³ and R^(3a), R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety.

[0757] In another preferred embodiment of R³ and R^(3a), R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety.

[0758] In another preferred embodiment of R³, R³ may be selected from the corresponding substituents depicted in Group B of Table 1.

[0759] In a preferred embodiment of R⁵ and R^(5a), R⁵ is selected from C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, and C₂-C₄ alkynyl; and R^(5a) is H.

[0760] In another preferred embodiment of R⁵ and R^(5a), R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety.

[0761] In another preferred embodiment of R⁵, R⁵ may be selected from the corresponding substituents depicted in Group B of Table 1.

[0762] It is understood that any and all embodiments of the present invention may be taken in conjunction with any other embodiment to descibe additional even more preferred embodiments of the present invention.

[0763] In a second embodiment, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

[0764] In a third embodiment, the present invention provides a method for the treatment of neurological disorders associated with P-amyloid production comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I).

[0765] In a preferred embodiment the neurological disorder associated with β-amyloid production is Alzheimer's Disease.

[0766] In a fourth embodiment, the present invention provides a method for the treatment of neurological disorders associated with β-amyloid production comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a metalloprotease inhibitor which inhibits γ secretase activity.

[0767] In a preferred embodiment the neurological disorder associated with β∇amyloid production is Alzheimer's Disease.

[0768] In a preferred embodiment, the metalloprotease inhibitor is a hydroxamic acid.

[0769] In a more preferred embodiment, the metalloprotease inhibitor is a hydroxamic acid with an IC₅₀ value of less than 10 μM in the Aβ immunoprecipitation assay.

[0770] In a fifth embodiment, the present invention provides a method for inhibiting γ secretase activity for the treatment of a physiological disorder associated with inhibiting γ secretase activity comprising administering to a host in need of such inhibition a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) that inhibits γ secretase activity.

[0771] In a preferred embodiment the physiological disorder associated with inhibiting γ secretase activity is Alzheimer's Disease.

[0772] In a sixth embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) for use in therapy.

[0773] In a preferred embodiment the present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) for use in therapy of Alzheimer's Disease.

[0774] In a seventh embodiment, the present invention provides for the use of a compound of Formula (I) for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

DEFINITIONS

[0775] As used herein, the term “Aβ” denotes the protein designated Aβ, β-amyloid peptide, and sometimes β/A4, in the art. Aβ is an approximately 4.2 kilodalton (kD) protein of about 39 to 43 amino acids found in amyloid plaques, the walls of meningeal and parenchymal arterioles, small arteries, capillaries, and sometimes, venules. The isolation and sequence data for the first 28 amino acids are described in U.S. Pat. No 4,666,829. The 43 amino acid sequence is: 1 Asp Ala Glu Phe Arg His Asp Ser Gly Tyr 11 Glu Val His His Gln Lys Leu Val Phe Phe 21 Ala Glu Asp Val Gly Ser Asn Lys Gly Ala 31 Ile Ile Gly Leu Met Val Gly Gly Val Val 41 Ile Ala Thr.

[0776] However, a skilled artisan knows that fragments generated by enzymatic degradation can result in loss of amino acids 1-10 and/or amino acids 39-43. Thus, an amino acid sequence 1-43 represents the maximum sequence of amino acids for Aβ peptide.

[0777] The term “APP”, as used herein, refers to the protein known in the art as β∇amyloid precursor protein. This protein is the precursor for Aβ and through the activity of “secretase” enzymes, as used herein, it is processed into Aβ. Differing secretase enzymes, known in the art, have been designated β secretase, generating the N-terminus of Aβ, a secretase cleaving around the 16/17 peptide bond in Aβ, and “γ secretases”, as used herein, generating C-terminal Aβ fragments ending at position 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43 or generating C-terminal extended precursors which are subsequently truncated to the above polypeptides.

[0778] The compounds herein described may have asymmetric centers. Compounds of the present invention containing an asymmetrically substituted atom may be isolated in optically active or racemic forms. It is well known in the art how to prepare optically active forms, such as by resolution of racemic forms or by synthesis from optically active starting materials. Many geometric isomers of olefins, C═N double bonds, and the like can also be present in the compounds described herein, and all such stable isomers are contemplated in the present invention. Cis and trans geometric isomers of the compounds of the present invention are described and may be isolated as a mixture of isomers or as separated isomeric forms. All chiral, diastereomeric, racemic forms and all geometric isomeric forms of a structure are intended, unless the specific stereochemistry or isomeric form is specifically indicated.

[0779] The term “substituted,” as used herein, means that any one or more hydrogens on the designated atom is replaced with a selection from the indicated group, provided that the designated atom's normal valency is not exceeded, and that the substitution results in a stable compound. When a substituent is keto (i.e., ═O), then 2 hydrogens on the atom are replaced.

[0780] When any variable (e.g., R^(5b)) occurs more than one time in any constituent or formula for a compound, its definition at each occurrence is independent of its definition at every other occurrence. Thus, for example, if a group is shown to be substituted with 0-2 R^(5b), then said group may optionally be substituted with up to two R^(5b) groups and R^(5b) at each occurrence is selected independently from the definition of R^(5b). Also, combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.

[0781] When a bond to a substituent is shown to cross a bond connecting two atoms in a ring, then such substituent may be bonded to any atom on the ring. When a substituent is listed without indicating the atom via which such substituent is bonded to the rest of the compound of a given formula, then such substituent may be bonded via any atom in such substituent. Combinations of substituents and/or variables are permissible only if such combinations result in stable compounds.

[0782] As used herein, “alkyl” or “alkylene” is intended to include both branched and straight-chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having the specified number of carbon atoms; for example, “C₁-C₆ alkyl” denotes alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of alkyl include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, and hexyl. Preferred “alkyl” group, unless otherwise specified, is “C₁-C₄ alkyl”.

[0783] As used herein, “alkenyl” or “alkenylene” is intended to include hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain. Examples of “C₂-C₆ alkenyl” include, but are not limited to, ethenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-propenyl, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 2-pentenyl, 3-pentenyl, hexenyl, and the like.

[0784] As used herein, “alkynyl” or “alkynylene” is intended to include hydrocarbon chains of either a straight or branched configuration and one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds which may occur in any stable point along the chain, such as ethynyl, 1-propynyl, 2-propynyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, and the like.

[0785] “Alkoxy” or “alkyloxy” represents an alkyl group as defined above with the indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge. Examples of alkoxy include, but are not limited to, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, s-butoxy, t-butoxy, n-pentoxy, and s-pentoxy. Preferred alkoxy groups are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, s-butoxy, t-butoxy. Similarly, “alkylthio” or “thioalkoxy” is represents an alkyl group as defined above with the indicated number of carbon atoms attached through a sulphur bridge.

[0786] “Halo” or “halogen” as used herein refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo, and iodo. Unless otherwise specified, preferred halo is fluoro and chloro. “Counterion” is used to represent a small, negatively charged species such as chloride, bromide, hydroxide, acetate, sulfate, and the like.

[0787] “Haloalkyl” is intended to include both branched and straight-chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having the specified number of carbon atoms, substituted with 1 or more halogen (for example —C_(v)F_(w) where v=1 to 3 and w=1 to (2v+1)). Examples of haloalkyl include, but are not limited to, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, pentachloroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl, heptafluoropropyl, and heptachloropropyl. “Haloalkoxy” is intended to mean a haloalkyl group as defined above with the indicated number of carbon atoms attached through an oxygen bridge; for example trifluoromethoxy, pentafluoroethoxy, 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, and the like. “Halothioalkoxy” is intended to mean a haloalkyl group as defined above with the indicated number of carbon atoms attached through a sulphur bridge. “Cycloalkyl” is intended to include saturated ring groups, having the specified number of carbon atoms. For example, “C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl” denotes such as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl.

[0788] As used herein, “carbocycle” is intended to mean any stable 3- to 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7- to 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic, any of which may be saturated, partially unsaturated, or aromatic. Examples of such carbocycles include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, adamantyl, cyclooctyl, [3.3.0]bicyclooctane, [4.3.0]bicyclononane, [4.4.0]bicyclodecane (decalin), [2.2.2]bicyclooctane, fluorenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, indanyl, adamantyl, or tetrahydronaphthyl (tetralin). Preferred “carbocycle” are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.

[0789] As used herein, the term “heterocycle” or “heterocyclic ring” is intended to mean a stable 5- to 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7- to 14-membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring which is saturated partially unsaturated or unsaturated (aromatic), and which consists of carbon atoms and 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms, preferably 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms, independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S and including any bicyclic group in which any of the above-defined heterocyclic rings is fused to a benzene ring. The nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms may optionally be oxidized. The heterocyclic ring may be attached to its pendant group at any heteroatom or carbon atom which results in a stable structure. The heterocyclic rings described herein may be substituted on carbon or on a nitrogen atom if the resulting compound is stable. If specifically noted, a nitrogen in the heterocycle may optionally be quaternized. It is preferred that when the total number of S and 0 atoms in the heterocycle exceeds 1, then these heteroatoms are not adjacent to one another. It is preferred that the total number of S and O atoms in the heterocycle is not more than 1.

[0790] Examples of heterocycles include, but are not limited to, 1H-indazole, 2-pyrrolidonyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, 3H-indolyl, 4-piperidonyl, 4aH-carbazole, 4H-quinolizinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, acridinyl, azocinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, benzoxazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benztriazolyl, benztetrazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, benzimidazalonyl, carbazolyl, 4aH-carbazolyl, b-carbolinyl, chromanyl, chromenyl, cinnolinyl, decahydroquinolinyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, dihydrofuro[2,3-b]tetrahydrofuran, furanyl, furazanyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, indolenyl, indolinyl, indolizinyl, indolyl, isobenzofuranyl, isochromanyl, isoindazolyl, isoindolinyl, isoindolyl, isoquinolinyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, morpholinyl, naphthyridinyl, octahydroisoquinolinyl, oxadiazolyl, 1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,5-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, oxazolidinyl, oxazolyl, oxazolidinylperimidinyl, phenanthridinyl, phenanthrolinyl, phenarsazinyl, phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxathiinyl, phenoxazinyl, phthalazinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pteridinyl, piperidonyl, 4-piperidonyl, pteridinyl, purinyl, pyranyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyridooxazole, pyridoimidazole, pyridothiazole, pyridinyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl, quinolinyl, 4H-quinolizinyl, quinoxalinyl, quinuclidinyl, carbolinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, 6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, 1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,5-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl, thianthrenyl, thiazolyl, thienyl, thienothiazolyl, thienooxazolyl, thienoimidazolyl, thiophenyl, triazinyl, 1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1,2,5-triazolyl, 1,3,4-triazolyl, xanthenyl. Preferred 5 to 10 membered heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl. Preferred 5 to 6 membered heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl; more preferred 5 to 6 membered heterocycles include, but are not limited to, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, and tetrazolyl. Also included are fused ring and spiro compounds containing, for example, the above heterocycles.

[0791] As used herein, the term “aryl”, “C₆-C₁₀ aryl” or aromatic residue, is intended to mean an aromatic moiety containing the specified number of carbon atoms; for example phenyl, pyridinyl or naphthyl. Unless otherwise specified, “aryl” may be unsubstituted or substituted with 0 to 3 groups selected from H, OH, OCH₃, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NH₂, N(CH₃)H, N(CH₃)₂, CF₃, OCF₃, C(═O)CH₃, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CO₂H, and CO₂CH₃.

[0792] The compounds herein described may have asymmetric centers. One enantiomer of a compound of Formula (I) may display superior biological activity over the opposite enantiomer. Both of the configurations are considered part of the invention. For example, the amino attachment to ring B may exist in either an S or R configuration. An example of such configuration includes,

[0793] but is not intended to be limited to this example of ring B. When required, separation of the racemic material can be achieved by methods known in the art. Additionally, the connection point of —W—X—Y—Z or other substituents to ring B may exist in two enantiomers. Both enantiomers are considered part of this invention. Additionally, the carbon atoms to which R³ and R⁵ are attached may describe chiral carbons which may display superior biological activity over the opposite enantiomer. For example, where R³ and R⁵ are not H, then the configuration of the two centers may be described as (2R,3R), (2R,3S), (2S,3R), or (2S,3 S). All configurations are considered part of the invention; however, the (2R,3S) and the (2S,3R) are preferred and the (2R,3S) is more preferred.

[0794] The phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” is employed herein to refer to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem or complication, commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.

[0795] As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refer to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by making acid or base salts thereof. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the conventional non-toxic salts or the quaternary ammonium salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids. For example, such conventional non-toxic salts include those derived from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like; and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxybenzoic, fumaric, toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic, and the like.

[0796] The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the present invention can be synthesized from the parent compound which contains a basic or acidic moiety by conventional chemical methods. Generally, such salts can be prepared by reacting the free acid or base forms of these compounds with a stoichiometric amount of the appropriate base or acid in water or in an organic solvent, or in a mixture of the two; generally, nonaqueous media like ether, ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, or acetonitrile are preferred. Lists of suitable salts are found in Remington's Pharnaceutical Sciences, 17th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa., 1985, p. 1418, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. “Prodrugs” are intended to include any covalently bonded carriers which release the active parent drug according to formula (I) in vivo when such prodrug is administered to a mammalian subject. Prodrugs of a compound of formula (I) are prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compound in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent compound. Prodrugs include compounds of formula (I) wherein a hydroxy, amino, or sulfhydryl group is bonded to any group that, when the prodrug or compound of formula (I) is administered to a mammalian subject, cleaves to form a free hydroxyl, free amino, or free sulfhydryl group, respectively. Examples of prodrugs include, but are not limited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol and amine functional groups in the compounds of formula (I), and the like.

[0797] “Stable compound” and “stable structure” are meant to indicate a compound that is sufficiently robust to survive isolation to a useful degree of purity from a reaction mixture, and formulation into an efficacious therapeutic agent.

SYNTHESIS

[0798] The compounds of the present invention can be prepared in a number of ways well known to one skilled in the art of organic synthesis. The compounds of the present invention can be synthesized using the methods described below, together with synthetic methods known in the art of synthetic organic chemistry, or variations thereon as appreciated by those skilled in the art. Preferred methods include, but are not limited to, those described below. All references cited herein are hereby incorporated in their entirety herein by reference.

[0799] The novel compounds of this invention may be prepared using the reactions and techniques described in this section. The reactions are performed in solvents appropriate to the reagents and materials employed and are suitable for the transformations being effected. Also, in the description of the synthetic methods described below, it is to be understood that all proposed reaction conditions, including choice of solvent, reaction atmosphere, reaction temperature, duration of the experiment and workup procedures, are chosen to be the conditions standard for that reaction, which should be readily recognized by one skilled in the art. It is understood by one skilled in the art of organic synthesis that the functionality present on various portions of the molecule must be compatible with the reagents and reactions proposed. Such restrictions to the substituents which are compatible with the reaction conditions will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art and alternate methods must then be used.

[0800] Methods for the synthesis of succinylamino lactams are known in the art and are disclosed in a number of references including PCT publication number WO 96/29313, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

[0801] Disubstituted succinate derivatives can be prepared by a number of known procedures. The procedure of Evans (D. A. Evans et al, Org. Synth. 86, p83 (1990)) is outlined in Scheme 1 where acylation of an oxazolidinone with an acylating agent such as an acid chloride provides structures 1. Alkylation to form 2 followed by cleavage of the chiral auxiliary and subsequent alkylation of the dianion of the carboxylic acid 3 provides a variety of disubstituted succinates which can be separated and incorporated into structures of Formula (I) by those skilled in the art. Additional examples are found in P. Becket, M. J. Crimmin, M. H. Davis, Z. Spavold, Synlett, (1993), 137-138, incorporated herein by reference.

[0802] Diastereomerically pure succinate derivatives can be accessed using the chemistry outlined below, adapted from P. Becket, M. J. Crimmin, M. H. Davis, Z. Spavold, Synlett, (1993), 137-138 incorporated herein by reference. This reference provides the synthesis below to obtain compound 9. Compound 11 is used as an intermediate and is prepared from 9 by hydrogenation of the allyl group followed by coupling of 9-fluorenemethanol under standard conditions using DCC and DMAP in CH₂Cl₂. Deprotection of the tert-butyl ester is accomplished by treatment with 50% trifluoroacetic acid.

[0803] Additional methods useful for the preparation of succinate derivatives are known by those skilled in the art. Such references include, McClure and Axt, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 8 (1998) 143-146; Jacobson and Reddy, Tetrahedron Letters, Vol 37, No. 46, 8263-8266 (1996); Pratt et al., SYNLETT, May 1998, p. 531; WO 97/18207; and WO 98/51665. The synthetic disclosures of W097/18207 and WO 98/51665 are hereby incorporated by reference.

[0804] Additional methods useful for the preparation of succinate derivatives are disclosed in WO00/07995 and WO 00/38618, which are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference.

[0805] A variety of compounds of Formula (I) can be prepared by methods described in Scheme 4. The protected α amine 3 of the a amino-e caprolactam can be prepared by methods well known in the literature for amino protecting groups as discussed in Theodora W. Greene's book “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis”, like N-Boc using di-t-butyldicarbonate in an appropriate solvent like DMSO. A sulfur atom can be introduced into the ring providing L-α amino-β thio-ε caprolactam according to the procedure in S. A. Ahmed et al, FEBS Letters, (1984), vol. 174, pages 76-9 (Scheme 3).

[0806] One skilled in the art can extend this methodology to the synthesis of β amino and oxygen containing rings by analogy. The sulfur-containing molecules can also be oxidized to the sulfoxide and sulfone by methods known to one skilled in the art.

[0807] The lactam nitrogen of compound 13 can be alkylated by generating the anion with bases such as LDA, lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide or sodium hydride in solvents like THF, with or without cosolvents such as DMPU or HMPA and reacting this with a variety of groups containing leaving groups (X″) like bromide, iodide, mesylate or tosylate. Alkylating agents such as a bromo amides, ketones and acids can be prepared by a number of literature methods including halogenation of amino acids by diazotization or are commercially available. Other suitable alkylating agents such as alkyl, allylic and benzylic halides can be formed form a variety of precursors such as free-radical addition of halides or activation of alcohols, and other chemistries known to those skilled in the art. For discussion of these types of reactions, see Carey, F. A. and Sundberg, R. J., Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A, New York: Plenum Press, 1990, pages 304-305, 342-347, 695-698.

[0808] The N-Boc protecting group can be removed by any number of methods well known in the literature like TFA in methylene chloride to give the compound 15. The amine 15 can be coupled to an appropriately substituted carboxylic acid or acid chloride by methods well described in the literature for making amide bonds, like TBTU in DMF with a base like NMM to give the elaborated compound 16. Compounds 16 can be alkylated using standard bases like LDA, NaH, or NaHMDS to deprotonate the amide followed by addition of an alkylating agent with an appropriate leaving group like halide, mesylate, or triflate in an appropriate solvent to provide compounds 17 with an R⁶ substituent. The t-butyl ester is then removed by treatment with TFA in methylene chloride to give the carboxylic acid 17.

[0809] It is understood that methods useful for the preparation of W—X—Y—Z derivatives, on a non-commercial scale, are known by those skilled in the art or readily ascertainable from the literature. Such methods useful for the preparation of W—X—Y—Z derivatives are disclosed in WO00/07995 and WO 00/38618, which are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference.

[0810] The final compounds 18 were prepared by treating the activated carboxylic acid of 17 with an appropriately substituted amine. For instance, activation of the carboxylic acid with HATU (O—(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3,-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate) or PyBOP (benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris-pyrrolidino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate) or other coupling agents known to those skilled in the art allows condensation with ammonia to form primary amides. Similarly, condensation of the activated acid with hydroxylamine hydrochloride provides the hydroxamic acid, or reaction with a primary or secondary amine provides the substituted amine derivative. Activation of the acid with PyBrOP (bromo-tris-pyrrolidino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate) followed by addition of an alcohol and 4-dimethylaminopyridine allows formation of the ester directly. For additional acylation reactions see for example Carey, F. A. and Sundberg, R. J., Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A, New York: Plenum Press, 1990, pages 475-479.

[0811] Additional Examples of compounds of Formula (I) can be prepared as shown in Scheme 5. A suitable resin for solid phase synthesis such as Fmoc (Fluorenylmethylcarbonyl)-protected hydroxylamine bound to polystyrene beads can be purchased from Novabiochem, Inc. Deprotection of the Fmoc group under standard conditions using 20% piperidine in DMF provides trityl-linked hydroxylamine resin. Coupling of a fluorenylmethyl-protected succinic acid derivative such as 20 with a coupling agent such as HATU in a suitable solvent like DMF or N-methylpyrrolidinone provides the support-bound hydroxamate 21. The Fluorenylmethyl ester can be removed using 20% piperidine in DMF to provide the free carboxylic acid which can be coupled to amines like the caprolactam 22 (which is available using chemistry outlined in Scheme 4) using PyBOP (benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris-pyrrolidino-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate) and a suitable base like DIEA in DMF or NMP. The support-bound intermediate 23 can then be elaborated to biaryl structures of the type 24 using typical Suzuki coupling conditions employing a catalyst such as Palladium complexes like tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium with 2M aqueous sodium carbonate as a base in a suitable solvent like THF or DME and an excess of a boronic acid. The final compounds are liberated from the support employing dilute (5%) trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ and purified by conventional chromatography.

[0812] General Procedure for Solid-phase Synthesis According to Scheme 5.

[0813] Resin 20 of Scheme 5:

[0814] Fmoc-protected resin 19 (2.0 g, 0.78 mmol/g, 1.56 mmol) is purchased from Novabiochem and swelled in 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂ for 1 hour. The CH₂Cl₂ is removed and the resin is then treated with 25% v/v piperidine in DMF (8 mL) and allowed to shake slowly for 16 h. The solvent was removed by filtration and the resin was shaken with an additional 8 mL of 25% v/v piperidine in DMF for 2 h at room temperature. The solvents were removed by filtration, and the resin 20 was rinsed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂ and dried in vacuo.

[0815] Succinate 10 of Scheme 2:

[0816] Succinate 9 is prepared according to the literature procedure (P. Becket, M. J. Crimmin, M. H. Davis, Z. Spavold, Synlett, (1993), 137-138; WO 97/18207; WO 98/51665). Succinate 9 (17.8 g, 66 mmol) is dissolved in 250 mL of ethyl acetate and placed in a Parr shaker bottle. To the solution is added 890 mg of 5% palladium on carbon, and the bottle is pressurized to 40 psi with hydrogen gas and shaken for 2.5 h at room temperature. The hydrogen is removed and the palladium catalyst is removed by filtration through a pad of celite. Concentration of the ethyl acetate solution provides 17.5 g (98%) of succinate 10. No further purification is necessary. MS (M−H)⁺=271.

[0817] Succinate 21 of Scheme 5:

[0818] Succinate 10 (6.3 g, 23.1 mmol) is dissolved in 125 mL of CH₂Cl₂ and 4.8 g (23.3 mmol) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is added. The solution is stirred at room temperature for 30 min and then 4.6 g (23.4 mmol) of 9-fluorenemethanol is added followed by 122 mg (1 mmol) of 4-dimethylaminopyridine. After 5 h of stirring at room temperature, the reaction solution was diluted with an additional 100 mL of CH₂Cl₂ and filtered through a pad of celite to remove precipitated dicyclohexylurea. The solution was then washed 3× with 50 mL of a 1N HCl solution, 3 × with 50 mL of a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and 2× with 50 mL of brine. The crude product was dried over MgSO₄ and soncentrated onto 15 g of silica gel. Chromatography eluting with a gradient of 2.5% to 5% ethyl acetate/hexanes provided 6.4 g (61%) of the diester as an oil. The purified diester (6.4 g 14.2 mmol) is then dissolved in 25 mL of CH₂Cl₂, 25 mL of trifluoroacetic acid is added, and the reaction solution is stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction solution is directly concentrated in vacuo to an oil which is then redissolved in 25 mL of toluene and reconcentrated, followed by drying in vacuo to provide 6.3 g (98%) of the desired succinate 9 as an oil which solidifies on standing. MS (M+Na)⁺=471, (M+2Na)⁺=439.

[0819] Caprolactam 23 of Scheme 5:

[0820] Boc-caprolactam 14 (5.0 g, 21.9 mmol) is dissolved in 60 mL of THF and chilled to -78° C. To the chilled solution is added 24 mL of a 1.0 M solution of lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide in THF, and the solution was brounght to 0° C. and stirred for 15 min. To the anion solution was added 6.5 g (22 mmol) of 3-iodobenzyl bromide (Aldrich) and the the solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 18 h. The reaction solution was diluted with 50 mL of water and extracted 3× with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by chromatography eluting with a gradient of 5-20% ethyl acetate/hexanes to afford 7.0 g (72%) of the title compound as a white solid. MS (M+Na)⁺=467.

[0821] Resin 22 of Scheme 5:

[0822] Resin 22 (2.0 g, 0.78 mmol/g, 1.56 mmol) was swollen in 3 mL of DMF. In a separate flask, 1.85 g (4.68 mmol) of succinate 21 was dissolved in 3 mL of DMF and 2.5 mL of N,N-diisopropylethylamine (14 mmol) wsa added, followed by 1.81 g (4.68 mmol) of HATU. The solution containing the active ester was added to the slurried resin and the reaction suspension was slowly shaken for 18 h. The resin was then washed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. Loading of the resin was determined by Fmoc quantitation to be 0.25 mmol/g, see Reddy, M. P.; Voelker, P.J. Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 1998, 31, 345-348.

[0823] Resin 24 of Scheme 5:

[0824] Resin 22 (2.0 g, 0.25 mmol/g, 0.5 mmol) was suspended in 10 mL of 25% piperidine in DMF. The suspended resin was shaken for 30 min at room temperature, and then the resin was washed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. Deprotected resin (1.0 g, 0.25 mmol) was swollen in 2 mL of DMF. To the slurry was added 650 mg (1.25 mmol) of PyBOP and 217 mL (1.25 mmol) of DIEA. Separately, 443 mg (0.97 mmol) of caprolactam 23 was dissolved in 2 mL of DMF and 436 mL (2.5 mmol) of DIEA was added. The caprolactam solution was added to the resin slurry and the resin was mixed for 18 h at room temperature. The solvents were then removed and the coupling was repeated, with shaking at room temperature for 6 h. The resin was then washed 3× with 10 mL of DMF, 3× with 10 mL of methanol, and 3× with 10 mL of CH₂Cl₂.

[0825] Products 25 of Scheme 5

[0826] A 70 mg (17.5 mmol) portion of resin 24 was suspended in 1 mL of THF in a screw-cap vial. To the slurry was added a boronic acid (0.15 mmol), 150 mL of a 2 M solution of sodium carbonate, and 15 mg (13 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium. The vial was tightly closed and heated to 60° C. for 16 h using a dry heater on a shaker table. The solvents were then removed by filtration and the resin was washed 3× with THF (2 mL), 3× with methanol (2 mL), 3× with water, and 3× with CH₂Cl₂. The resins were then placed in a glass vial and cleaved with 1 mL of 5% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ for 30 min. The solution ws filtered off and the resin was washed with an additional 2 mL of CH₂Cl₂ and the combined filtrates were evaporated to dryness to yield the crude products 25. The products were purified by chromatography eluting with 10-100% ethyl acetate in hexanes to yield 13.0 to 6.0 mg (14-60%) of the final products.

[0827] Additional Examples of compounds of Formula (I) can be prepared as shown in Scheme 6. A suitable resin for solid phase synthesis such as Fmoc (Fluorenylmethylcarbonyl)-protected peptide amide linker (PAL)-derivatized polystyrene beads can be purchased from Perkin Elmer Biosystems, Inc. Deprotection of the Fmoc group under standard conditions using 20% piperidine in DMF provides the free benzylamine. Coupling of a succinic acid derivative such as 28 (which is available using chemistry outlined in Scheme 4) with a coupling agent such as HATU in a suitable solvent like DMF or N-methylpyrrolidinone provides the support-bound amide 29. The support-bound intermediate 29 can then be elaborated to biaryl structures of the type 24 using typical Suzuki coupling conditions employing a catalyst such as Palladium complexes like tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium with 2M aqueous sodium carbonate as a base in a suitable solvent like THF or DME and an excess of a boronic acid. The final compounds are liberated from the support employing 50% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ and can be purified by conventional chromatography or preparative HPLC.

[0828] General Procedure for Solid-phase Synthesis According to Scheme 6

[0829] Resin 27 of Scheme 6:

[0830] Fmoc-protected PAL resin 26 (0.80 g, 0.50 mmol/g, 0.40 mmol) is purchased from Advanced Chemtech and swelled in 20 ml of CH₂Cl₂ for 1 hour. The CH₂Cl₂ is removed and the resin is then treated with 25% v/v piperidine in DMF (6 mL) and allowed to shake slowly for 1 h. The solvents were removed by filtration, and the resin 27 was rinsed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. and dried in vacuo.

[0831] Acid 28 of Scheme 6:

[0832] To a solution of 0.100 g (367 mmol) of succinate 10 dissolved in 2.0 mL of dry DMF was added 0.120 mL (1.10 mmol) of N-methylmorpholine. A second solution containing 0.139 g (0.403 mmol) of caprolactam 23 of Scheme 5 dissolved in 2.0 mL of DMF was then added. To the mixed solution was added 229 mg (0.440 mmol) of PyBop and the reaction solution was stirred for 16 h at room temperature. The reaction solution was diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted 3 × with 100 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried with Na₂SO₄ and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting oil was purified by chromatography eluting with a gradient of 5-20% ethyl acetate in hexanes to provide 0.195 g (0.360 mmol, 98%) of the tert-butyl ester of Acid 28 (MS M+Na=621). The purified ester (0.195 g, 0.360 mmol) was dissolved in 10 mL of 25% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ and stirred for 2 h at room temperature. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the acid was redissolved in 5 mL of toluene and reconcentrated 2× to remove residual TFA. The crude acid was found to be pure by ¹H NMR and was used in Scheme 6 without further purification.

[0833] Resin 29 of Scheme 6.

[0834] Resin 27 (800 mg, 0.40 mmol) was solvated in 4.0 mL of dry DMF and and 0.63 mL (3.6 mmol) of diisopropylethylamine was addedfollowed by a solution of Acid 28 dissolved in 4 mL of DMF. To the slurry was then added 0.465 g (1.2 mmol) of HATU and the slurry was shaken for 26 h at room temperature. The solvents were removed by filtration, and the resin 29 was rinsed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. and dried in vacuo.

[0835] Products 30 of Scheme 6:

[0836] A 75 mg (0.38 mmol/g, 28.8 mmol) portion of resin 24 was suspended in 1 mL of THF in a screw-cap vial. To the slurry was added a boronic acid (0.33 mmol), 150 mL of a 2 M solution of sodium carbonate, and 15 mg (13 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium. The vial was tightly closed and heated to 60° C. for 16 h using a dry heater on a shaker table. The solvents were then removed by filtration and the resin was washed 3× with THF (2 mL), 3× with methanol (2 mL), 3 x with water, and 3× with CH₂Cl₂. The resins were then placed in a glass vial and cleaved with 1 mL of 5% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ for 2 h. The solution was filtered off and the resin was washed with an additional 2 mL of CH₂Cl₂ and the combined filtrates were evaporated to dryness to yield the crude products 25. The products were purified by chromatography eluting with 10-100% ethyl acetate in hexanes to yield 0.5 to 2.0 mg (14-60%) of the final products.

[0837] The internal phenyl ring can be exchanged for a pyridine ring using chemistry outlined in Scheme 7. The chloromethyl pyidine 33 is prepared using a known procedure reported in Nutaitis, Charles F.; Ledeboer, Mark W. Org. Prep. Proced. Int. (1992), 24(2), 143-6 Incorporated herein by reference. After freebasing the pyridine, alkylation with the Boc-caprolactam provides pyridine intermediate 34, which can be elaborated to the protected amide 35 with succinate 10. Substitution can then be introduced using Suzuki methodology employing a palladium source such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) or bis(diphenylphosphinoferrocene) palladium(II) dichloride and a suitable base such as sodium carbonate or triethylamine in a solvent such as THF or toluene containing 10% methanol. Stille chemistry is also possible using a suitable palladium source such as tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) and an aryl or vinyl tin derivative in a solvent such as benzene, toluene, or xylenes. The tert-butyl ester is then deprotected under standard acidic conditions using trifluoroacetic acid and the amide is formed under standard conditions to provide products 36.

[0838] General Procedure for Synthesis According to Scheme 7

[0839] The chloromethyl pyidine HCl salt 33 is prepared using a known procedure reported in Nutaitis, Charles F.; Ledeboer, Mark W. Org. Prep. Proced. Int. (1992), 24(2), 143-6.

[0840] Caprolactam 34:

[0841] Pyridine HCl salt 33 (2.0 g, 8.3 mmol) is dissolved in 50 mL of a saturated NaHCO3 solution and the solution is extracted with 30 mL of CH₂Cl₂ 3× followed by concentration of the organic layers to provide the free base. Separately, 1.8 g (7.8 mmol) of caprolactam 13 is dissolved in 40 mL of dry THF and chilled to −78° C. To the solution was added 8.7 mL of a 1M solution of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl) amide. The solution was brought to 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. To the resultant anion was added a solution of 1.7 g (8.3 mmol) of pyridine 33 free base dissolved in 40 mL of THF. The resulting reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 h and then heated to 50° C. and stirred an additional 3 h. The reaction solution was allowed to cool and then 50 mL of water was added and the aqueous layer was extracted 2× with 100 mL of ethyl acteate. The combined organic layers were dried and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide the crude product which was purified by chromatography eluting with 20 to 100% ethyl acetate in hexanes to provide 1.5 g (51%) of caprolactam 34 as an oil.

[0842] Amide 35:

[0843] Caprolactam 34 (0.40 g, 1.0 mmol) is dissolved in 20 mL of 50% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ and stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The solvents were then removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was redissolved in 5 mL of toluene and reconcentrated to remove residual TFA. Separately, 0.270 g (1.0 mmol) of succinate 10 was dissolved in 5.0 mL of dry DMF and 0.44 mL (4 mmol) of N-methylmorpholine was added followed by 0.50 g (1.3 mmol) of HATU and the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The crude deprotected caprolactam from above was dissolved in 5.0 mL of dry DMF and added to the succinate solution and the resulting solution was heated to 50° C. and stirred for 2 days. The solution was then diluted with 20 mL of water and extracted with 3 50 mL portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide an oil which was purified by chromatography eluting with 20 to 50% ethyl acetate in hexanes to provide 0.40 g (70%) of the Amide 35.

[0844] Additional examples can be prepared by the method shown in Scheme 8. Coupling of an amine onto a commercially available aldehyde-derived resin 37 under conditions for reductive amination such as sodium tris(acetoxy)borohydride in CH₂Cl₂ containing 1% acetic provides a support-bound amine 38. The carboxylic acid 39 can then be coupled to the support-bound amine generating an amide 40 which can be liberated from the support employing trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂.

[0845] General Procedure for Solid-phase Synthesis According to Scheme 8

[0846] Resin 38 of Scheme 5:

[0847] Aldehyde-derived resin 37 (200 mg, 0.5 mmol/g, 0.1 mmol) is purchased from Perkin Elmer Biosystems and swelled in 3 ml of CH₂Cl₂ for 1 hour. An amine (1.0 mmol), sodium tris(acetoxy)borohydride (106 mg, 0.5 mmol) and acetic acid (30 uL, 1%) are added and the reaction is shaken on a shaker table for 16 h at room temperature. The solvents were removed by filtration and the resin 38 was rinsed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. and dried in vacuo.

[0848] Products 40 of Scheme 8:

[0849] Carboxylic acid 39 (23 mg, 0.045 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (13 mL, 0.075 mmol) and HATU (17.1 mg, 0.045 mmol) were mixed in 0.5 mL of DMF for 30 min. Amine-derived resins 38 (30 mg, 0.015 mmol) were then added and the suspension was shaken at room temperature for 16 h. . The solvents were removed by filtration and the resins were rinsed 3× with 20 mL of DMF, 3× with 20 mL of methanol, and 3× with 20 mL of CH₂Cl₂. The isolated resins were then cleaved by the addition of 0.50 mL of trifluoroacetic acid. The product solutions were concentrated and redissolved in 0.5 mL of methanol and reconcentrated 2× to remove residual TFA. Product yields ranged from 0-100% based on the structure of the amine.

[0850] The compounds of Formula (I) of the present invention can also be prepared from aminolactam 42 and succinic acid derivatives 41 using amide bond syntheses known in the art, including methods commonly used in peptide syntheses, such as HATU, TBTU, BOP, pyBOP, EDC, CDI, DCC, hydroxysuccinimide, mixed carboxylic anhydride, and phenyl ester mediated couplings, as illustrated in Scheme 9 for the synthesis of aminolactam 43, an embodiment of the present invention.

[0851] Depending on the structure of the final product, it is appreciated by those skilled in the art that protecting groups or precursor functionality convertable to the desired groups may be desireable. Protecting groups and their use in synthesis are described in Green and Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, (Wiley 1991). The use of protecting groups is further illustrated in Scheme 10, in which the succinate half-ester 44 (Becket et al., Synlett 1993, 137-138) is coupled to the aminobenzodiazepine 45 (Sherrill and Sugg, J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 730-734; Bock et al., J. Med. Chem., 1993, 36, 4276-4292) to give ester 46, followed by conversion of the ester group to the primary amide 47.

[0852] Methods for the synthesis of lactams as contemplated by the present invention in lactam ring B in Formula (I), including amino benzodiazepines, are known in the art and are disclosed in a number of references including PCT publication number WO 98/28268, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Additional references include Bock, et al, J. Org. Chem., 1987, 52, 3232-3239 and Sherrill et al, J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 730-734; Walsh, D. A., Synthesis, September 1980, p.677.

[0853] The carbocyclic and heterocyclic B groups can be synthesized using methods described in WO 98/28268, W099/32453, and WO/99/67221 and references cited therein. The synthetic disclosures of WO 98/28268, W099/32453, and WO/99/67221, and the references which are cited within these references, are hereby incorporated by reference.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0854] Representative Procedure for 4-butyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepine Core 1.

[0855] 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine (1-1, 24.0 g, 163 mmol) and triethylamine (33.4 g, 330 mmol) were dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (120 mL). The solution was cooled to O C in an ice-water bath. Acetyl chloride (19.5 g, 248 mmol) was added dropwise over 30 min. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature. After the solvent was removed in vacuo, the slurry was filtered. The solid was washed with water and dried under high vacuum to provide 1-2 (28.68 g, 93% yield). ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 67.59 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 6.94(m, 2H), 2.78 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 2.59 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.20 (s, 3H), 1.80 (m, 4H). [M. Sugimori et al J. Med. Chem. 1998, 41,2308]

[0856] To a solution of 1-2 (28.0 g, 148 mmol) in a mixture of acetone (1.5 L) and 15% aqueous MgSO₄ (133 mL) was added KMnO₄ (70.0 g, 444 mmol) in portions at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 h at room temperature and diluted with water. After removal of the volatile in vacuo, the mixture was extracted with CH₂Cl₂, and the organic phase was washed successively with saturated NaHSO₃,1 N NaOH, brine and dried (MgSO₄). Evaporation of the solvent provided 1-3 as a yellow solid (17.0 g, 57% yield). ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 8 8.59 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 2.97 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.70 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.23 (s, 3H), 2.09 (m, 2H).

[0857] A solution of 1-3 (17.0 g, 83.6 mmol) in a mixture of EtOH (150 mL) and 6 N HCI (70 mL) was heated to 100° C. for 6 h. After the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, it was neutralized with NaOH to pH=13 and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried (Na₂SO₄) and evaporated. Flash column chromatography (10% EtOAc/hexane) of the reside gave 1-4 (10.0 g, 42.0% yield). ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.15 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.46 (m, 4H), 2.87 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2 H), 2.63 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.04 (m, 2H); MS (ESI, MH) 162.2.

[0858] A solution of 2-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)glycine (1-5, 22.25 g, 68.2 mmol) in anhydrous THF (200 mL) and CH₂Cl₂ (35 mL) under N₂ was cooled to 0° C with an ice-water bath. Oxalyl chloride (8.66 g, 68.2 mmol) was added followed by anhydrous DMF (0.2 mL). After maintaining the reaction mixture at 0-5° C. for 2 h, a solution of 1-4 (10.0 g, 62.0 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (13.8 g, 136 mmol) in THF (80 mL) was added dropwise over 30 min. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and the reaction slurry was filtered. The solid was washed with minimum amount of cold THF. The mother liquor containing 1-6 was saturated with ammonia gas and stirred overnight. Following solvent displacement into CHCl₃, the solution of crude 1-7 was washed with 1 N NaOH, brine, dried (MgSO₄) and concentrated in vacuo.

[0859] The crude 1-7 was dissolved in glacial acetic acid (300 mL), combined with ammonium acetate (15.0 g), was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated and suspended in EtOAc and Et₂O. Aqueous NaOH was added until the pH >9. The resulting slurry was cooled to 0-5° C. in an ice-water bath and then filtered. The solid was washed consecutively with water and Et₂O and dried under high vacuum to provide 1-8 (12.5 g, 53% yield) as a crystalline solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.93 (br s, 1H), 7.25-7.45 (m, 6H), 7.05 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 6.54 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 5.05-5.30 (m, 3H), 2.65-3.00 (m, 4H), 2.05-2.20 (m, 1H), 1.90-2.05 (m, 1H); MS (ESI, MH) 350.4.

[0860] 1-8 (2.0 g, 5.7 mmol) was dissolved in HBr/HOAc (30%, 30 mL) and stirred for 5 h at ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was then diluted with ether (200 mL). The precipitate was filtered under nitrogen atmosphere and washed thoroughly with ether to give a yellow solid. The solid was dissolved in H₂O, saturated with K₂CO₃, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried (Na₂SO₄). Evaporation of the solvent gave core 1 (900 mg, 73%) as a yellow solid. MS m/z 216.1 (MH⁺).

Example 1a

[0861] Representative Procedure: (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-butyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (Example 1a)

[0862] 1-9 (880 mg, 4.10 mmol), 1-10 (1.10 g, 4.10 mmol), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (HOBT, 665 mg, 4.92 mmol) were suspended in CH₂Cl₂, and cooled to 0° C. 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC-HC1, 1.18 g, 6.15 mmol) and triethylamine (0.86 mL, 6.15 mmol) were added subsequently. After being stirred for 24 h at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, brine and dried (Na₂SO₄). After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified on silica gel (5% methanol/methylene chloride) to afford 1-11 (1.51 g, 79%). MS m/z 468.5 (MH⁺).

[0863] 1-11 (1.93 g, 4.10 mmol) was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂/TFA (8 mL, 1:1) and stirred for 4 h at ambient temperature. Solvent was removed by rotovap, and the residue was dissolved in DMF (10 mL) and cooled to 0° C. To the above solution was added HATU (1.87 g, 4.90 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (0.26 mL, 6.15 mmol) and bubbled with anhydrous ammonia for 20 min. Stirring was continued overnight. DMF was removed in vacuo, the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, brine, and dried (MgSO₄). After evaporation of the solvent, the residue was purified on silica gel (5% methanol/methylene chloride) to afford product 1-12 (745 mg, 44%) as a white solid. MS m/z 411.3 (MH⁺).

[0864] A mixture of 1-12 (410.5 mg, 1.0 mmol), iodobutane (552.1 mg, 3.0 mmol), and potassium carbonate (276.4 mg, 2.0 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (3 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature for 20 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with 5% aqueous LiCl, brine, and dried (MgSO₄). Fter the solvent was evaporated, the residue was purified on silica gel (3% methanol/methylene chloride) to provide 1-13 (384 mg, 82%) as a white solid. This mixture of two diastereoisomers was separated on chiral AD column with methanol/isopropanol/hexane to give Example 1a′ and Example 1a″.

Example 1a′

[0865]¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 0.75-0.95 (m, 9H), 1.08-1.60 (m, br, 6H), 1.65-1.80 (m, 1H), 1.90-2.02 (m, 1H), 2.15-2.35 (m, 2H), 2.45-2.65 (m, 2H), 2.70-3.10 (m, br, 5H), 3.58-3.70 (m, 1H), 4.20-4.30 (m, 1H), 5.08 (d, J=10 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (d, J=17 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (s, br, 1H), 5.40 (d, J=7 Hz, 1H), 5.78-5.85 (m, 1H), 7.15 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.24-7.26 (m, 1H), 7.39 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.60 (m, 1H); MS m/z 467.5 (MH⁺).

Example 1a″

[0866]¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 0.75-0.95 (m, 9H), 1.08-2.05 (m, 10H), 2.15-2.35 (m, 2H), 2.40-2.60 (m, 1H), 2.60-2.75 (m, 1H), 2.80-3.15 (m, 3H), 3.58-3.70 (m, 1H), 4.15-4.26 (m, 1H), 5.06 (d, J=10 Hz, 1H), 5.13 (d, J=15 Hz, 1H), 5.32-5.42 (m, br, 2H), 5.78-5.85 (m, 1H), 7.15 (d, J=7 Hz, 1H), 7.24-7.26 (m, 2H), 7.50-7.60 (m, 1H); MS m/z 467.5 (MH⁺).

Example 1b

[0867] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (Example 1b)

[0868] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (1b) was prepared in the similar manner by alkylation of 1-12 with iodomethane. MS m/z 425.5 (MH⁺).

Example 1c

[0869] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (Example 1c)

[0870] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(3-oxo-4-(2-pyridinylmethyl)-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (Example 1c) was prepared in the similar manner by alkylation of 1-12 with 2-(bromomethyl)pyridine. MS mlz 502.5 (MH⁺).

Example 1d

[0871] (2R, 3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide (Example 1d)

[0872] (2R, 3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-{4-[2-(diethylaminoethyl)]-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl}-3-isobutylbutanediamide (1d) was prepared in the similar manner by alkylation of 1-12 with 2-bromo-N,N-diethylethylamine. MS m/z 510.5 (MH⁺).

Example 2

[0873] Representative Procedure for 4-oxo-1-phenyl-3,4,6,7-tetrahydrof[1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indole Core 2.

[0874] 2,3-Dihydro-1H-indol-7-ylphenyl)methanone (2-17) was prepared according to the procedure of Y. Satoh et al Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1994, 42, 2071.

[0875] To a solution of 2-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N-(benzoloxycarbonyl)glycine (2-5, 28.1 g, 86.0 mmol) in anhydrous THF (200 mL) at 0° C. was added oxalyl chloride (7.4 mL, 86 mmol) via syringe over 5 min., followed by addition of anhydrous DMF (1 mL). Stirring was continued for 3 h at 0° C. A solution of 2-17 (17.50 g, 78 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (18.96 mL, 172 mmol) in anhydrous THF (120 mL) was added over ca. 30 min. The reaction mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and stirred overnight. The precipitate was filtered and washed with cold THF. The mother liquor was evaporated, and the residue was purified on silica gel (50% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 2-18 (7.5 g, 18%) as a yellow solid. MS m/z 554.4 (M+Na)⁺, 530.4 (M−H)⁺

[0876] 2-18 (7.7 g, 14.5 mmol) was dissolved in THF (100 mL) and methanol (30 mL). The mixture was bubbled with anhydrous ammonia for 4 h and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated and purified on silica gel (10% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 2-19 (1.41 g, 24%). MS m/z 412.4 (M+H)^(+,) 434.4 (M+Na)^(+,) 410.4 (M−H)⁺.

[0877] A solution of 2-19 (1.40 g, 3.4 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was saturated with anhydrous HBr gas for 2 h. The reaction mixture was then diluted with ether, and the precipitate was washed with ether by decantation. To the solid was added saturated aqueous Na₂CO₃ until pH>10. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine, and dried (Na₂SO4). Evaporation of the solvent provided core 2 (270 mg, 29%) as a yellow oil. MS m/z 278.3 (M+H)+, 276.3 (M−H)+.

Example 2a

[0878] (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-oxo-1-phenyl-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro[1,4ldiazepino[6,7,1-hi]indol-3-yl)butandiamide (Example 2a)

[0879] (2R, 3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-oxo-1-phenyl-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro[1,4]diazepino[6,7,1-hi]indol-3-yl)butandiamide (Ex. 2a) can be prepared from core 2 and 1-10 as illustrated in the synthesis of 1-12.

Example 3

[0880] Representative Procedure for 4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indole Core.

Example 3a

[0881] N1-(2-Benzylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0882] A portion of (3-formylindolyl)acetamidomethyl polystyrene resin (0.100 g, 0.75 mmol / g, 0.075 mmol, Novabiochem, Inc. ) was washed and suspended in about 2 mL CH₂Cl₂. Then 5 eq (0.375 mmoles, M.W.=107.16, d=0.781, 51.5 μL) of benzylamine was added followed by 5 eq (0.375 mmoles, M.W.=212, 80 mg) of NaBH(OAc)₃ and 1% AcOH (v/v, 20 μL) and the reaction suspension was allowed to shake overnight. Next day, a small sample was checked with Chloranil test (positive).

[0883] The resin was washed thoroughly with CH₂Cl₂, MeOH, DMF and suspended in DMF. Then 5 eq (0.375 mmoles, M.W.=468.5, 176 mg) of Fmoc-Haic (Neosystems, Inc., or see Tetrahedron Letters, 1994, 35, (41), 7513-7516) was added followed by 5 eq (0.375 mmoles, M.W.=380.2, 143 mg) of HATU and 10 eq (0.75 mmoles, M.W.=129.25, d=0.742, 131 μL) of DIEA. The reaction suspension was allowed to shake overnight. Next day, a small sample was monitored by Chloranil test (negative).

[0884] The resin was washed thoroughly with DMF, MeOH, CH₂CI₂, DMF and the Fmoc group was deprotected with 50% Piperidine/DMF for 10 min and the resin was washed again as above. Then 50 mg of resin was taken and suspended in DMF and coupled with 5 eq (0.19 mmoles, M.W.=272.4, 52 mg) of Succinic acid 10 (Scheme 2) followed by 5 eq (0.19 mmoles, M.W.=380.2,72 mg) of HATU and 10 eq (0.38 mmoles, M.W.=129.25, d =0.742, 66 μL) of DIEA was added and the resin was allowed to shake overnight. Next day, a small sample was monitored by Ninhydrin test (negative).

[0885] The resin was washed thoroughly with DMF, MeOH and CH₂Cl₂ and dried well under vacuum. The resin was treated with a mixture of TFA/CH₂Cl₂(9: 1) for 3 h, filtered and concentrated in vacuum and azeotroped with dichloromethane and hexane to remove the residual TFA. The residue was triturated with Ether/hexane mixture to give the carboxylic acid. The acid (0.034 g, 0.064 mmol) was dissolved in 1 ml of DMF and HATU (0.032 g, 0.032 mmol) and 4-Methylmorpholine were added and stirred for 15 min. Then NH₃ (g) was bubbled for a min. and stirred for 2 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with satd. brine soln., dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, evaporated under high vacuum and dried under vacuum to give the crude amide. Purification by reverse phase HPLC provided the title compound of Example 3a as a white powder (12 mg). MS (M+H)⁺=533.5.

Example 3b

[0886] N1-[2-(1-Benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0887] The compound of Example 3b was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using (R)-3-amino-1-benzylpyrrolidine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.52 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 10.5 mg (30%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=602.5.

Example 3c

[0888] N1-[2-(1-Benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0889] The compound of Example 3c was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using (S)-3-aminol-benzylpyrrolidine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.52 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 7.0 mg (22%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=602.5.

Example 3d

[0890] 2-Isobutyl-N1-[2-(4-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydroazepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0891] The compound of Example 3d was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using 4-methoxybenzylamine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.53 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 12.0 mg (40%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=563.43.

Example 3e

[0892] 2-Isobutyl-N 1-[2-(3-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydroazepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0893] The compound of Example 3e was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using 3-methoxybenzylamine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.53 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 17.0 mg (56%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=563.43.

Example 3f.

[0894] N1-[2-(Cyclohexylmethyl-carbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0895] The compound of Example 3f was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using cyclohexylmethylamine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.53 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 9.0 mg (32%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=539.5.

Example 3g.

[0896]2-Isobutyl-N1-(2-isopropylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0897] The compound of Example 3g was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using isopropylamine as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 100 mg of functionalized resin (0.55 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 15.5 mg (60%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=485.5.

Example 3h

[0898] 2-Isobutyl-N1-(4-oxo-2-phenylcarbamoyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0899] The compound of Example 3h was synthesized in a manner similar to the synthesis of the compound of Example 3a, but using aniline as the amine in the last step. Cleavage of 50 mg of functionalized resin (0.54 mmol/g) and purification by RP-HPLC provided 4.0 mg (38%) of the title compound as a white powder. MS (M+H)⁺=519.4.

Example 4

[0900] tert-Butyl 2-isobutyl-N1-(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-5-yl)-3-allyl-succinate or 2-Isobutyl-N1-(dibenzosuberan-5-yl)-3-allyl-succinate tert-butyl ester.

[0901] Compound 4-3 was made according to P. Melloni et al J. Med. Chem. 1979, 22(2), 183-191.

[0902] A mixture of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (8.35 g, 120 mmol) and dibenzosuberone (4-1, 10 g, 48 mmol) in pyridine (30 mL) and H₂0 (30 mL) was refluxed for 3 days. Pyridine was removed from the reaction mixture in vacuo. The residue was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts were combined and washed with water, brine, and dried (Na₂SO₄). The solvent was evaporated, and the residue was crystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane to give 4-2 (2.95 g, 28%) as a white crystalline. MS m/z 224.1 (MH⁺).

[0903] To a solution of 4-2 (2.95 g, 13 mmol) in ethanol (20 mL) and DMF (3 mL) was added zinc powder (4.2 g, 6.5 mmol), ammonium acetate (0.5 g, 6.5 mmol), and ammonium hydroxide (65 mL) sequentially. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 h, and then cooled to room temperature. After diluted with ether (100 mL), the reaction mixture was made basic (pH>10) with 35% NaOH, and extracted with ether. The organic extracts were combined, washed with water, brine, and dried (K₂CO₃). Evaporation of the solvent provided 4-3 (2.27 g, 83%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.10-7.50 (m, 8H), 5.47 (s, 1H), 3.30-3.50 (m, 2H), 3.10-3.25 (m, 2H), 2.53 (br s, 2H).

[0904] Compound 4-4 (135 mg, 0.500 mmol), 4-3 (105 mg, 0.500 mmol) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (HOBT, 81 mg, 0.60 mmol) were suspended in CH₂Cl₂, and cooled to 0° C. To this mixture 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC HCl, 192 mg, 1.00 mmol) and triethylamine (0.10 mL, 0.75 mmol) were added. After being stirred for 20 h at ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, brine and dried (Na₂SO₄). After evaporation of the solvent, the solid obtained was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and hexane to afford Example 4 (200 mg, 87%). MS m/z 462.3 (MH⁺).

Example 5

[0905] (2R,3S)-3-Allyl-N¹-[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]-2-isobutylbutanediamide.

[0906] Preparation of tert-butyl (1S)-1-[(4-benzyl-2-vinyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyl]-3-butenylcarbamate.

[0907] (2S)-2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-pentenoic acid (466 mg, 2.17 mmol) and 1-benzyl-3-vinylpiperazine (436 mg, 2.17 mmol) and 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiinide hydrochloride (HOBT, 622 mg, 3.26 mmol) were combined with anhydrous CH₂Cl₂ (10 mL) at room temperature. Et₃N (0.74 mL, 5.43 mmol) was added in one portion. The resulted solution was maintained at room temperature for 18 h at which time it was concentrated in vacuo to a volume of approximately 5 mL. Then the solution was purified by silica gel chromatography (SGC) eluting with 2:1 hex-EtOAc. The title compound (a pair of diastereomers) was obtained (171 mg, 20%) as a pale-yellow oil. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.31 (s, 5H), 5.99-5.82 (m, 1H), 5.81-5.65 (m, 1H), 5.50-5.00 (m, 6H), 4.75-4.23 (m, 2H), 3.70-3.37 (m, 3H), 3.11-2.79 (m, 2H), 2.59-2.00 (m, 4H), 1.42 (s, 9H) ppm. MS (CI) 400.6 (M+H).

[0908] Preparation of tert-butyl (7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-ylcarbamate.

[0909] tert-Butyl (1S)-1-[(4-benzyl-2-vinyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyl]-3-butenylcarbamate (250 mg, 0.63 mmol) and Grubb's catalyst (26 mg, 0.03 mmol) were combined in toluene (32 mL) at room temperature. This mixture was degassed via vacuum-argon three times at room temperature. Then CH₂Cl₂ (32 mL) was added in one portion. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 5 days, then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by SGC (4:1 hex-EtOAc) to give the title product (103 mg, 44%) as a yellow powder. The ¹H NMR spectrum was consistent with the presence of one diastereomer, not assigned. (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.27 (m, 5H), 5.76-5.72 (m, 2H), 5.67-5.58 (m, 1H), 5.35-5.01 (m, 1H), 4.68 (br s, 1H), 4.00 (m, 1H), 3.64 (d, 1H, J=13.1 Hz), 3.42 (d, 1H, J=13.2 Hz), 3.09 (dt, 1H, J=13.5, 4.1 Hz), 2.91-2.86 (m, 1H), 2.76-2.72 (m, 2H), 2.26-2.00 (m, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H) ppm.

[0910] Preparation of (7S)-7-Amino-2-benzyl-1,3,4,7,8,10a-hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-6(2H)-one.

[0911] tert-Butyl (7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-ylcarbamate (140 mg, 0.38 mmol) was dissolved in 4 mL CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature. Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA, 2 mL) was added in 3 portions. The reaction mixture was maintained at room temperature for 18 h at which time it was concentrated in vacuo to give the bis-TFA salt (103 mg, 100%) of the title compound as a brown heavy oil. Part of this crude sample (73 mg, 0.15 mmol) was suspended in 5 mL of CHCl₃ at room temperature. A saturated aqueous solution of K₂CO₃ (5 mL) was added in one portion. The two-phase mixture was stirred vigorously at room temperature for 2 h, then diluted with 20 mL of H₂O. The resulting mixture was extracted with CHCl₃ (3×20 mL). The organic layers were combined and washed with brine (50 mL), dried over MgSO₄ and concentrated in vacuo. The title free amine was isolated (39 mg, 100%) as a tan colored powder. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.75-5.74 (m, 1H), 5.64-5.58 (m, 1H), 4.66 (br s, 1H), 4.45 (dd, 1H, J=12.8, 5.8 Hz), 4.00 (dt, 1H, J=13.5, 10.9, 1.1 Hz), 3.64 (d, 1H, J=13.2 Hz), 3.43 (d, 1H, J=13.2 Hz), 3.09 (dt, 1H, J=13.5, 4.1 Hz), 2.91-2.88 (m, 1H), 2.79-2.72 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.52 (m, 1H), 2.28-1.90 (m, 5H) ppm.

[0912] Preparation of tert-butyl (2S)-2-[(1)-1-({[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]amino}carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl]-4-pentenoate.

[0913] (7S)-7-Amino-2-benzyl-1,3,4,7,8,10a-hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-6(2H)-one bis-trifluoroacetic acid salt (73 mg, 0.27 mmol), succinate 1-10 (90 mg, 0.32 mmol), and HATU (133 mg, 0.35 mmol) were combined with 1 mL of DMF at room temperature. This solution was stirred at room temperature for 5 min at which time diisopropylethyl amine (55 mg, 0.43 mmol) was added in one portion. The reaction was maintained at room temperature for 18 h and concentrated in vacuo at 60° C. The residue was purified by SGC (4: 1 hex-EtOAc) to provide the title compound (101 mg, 71%) as a pale-yellow heavy oil. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.27 (m, 5H), 6.94 (d, 1H, J=6.9 Hz), 5.80-5.45 (m, 4H), 5.05-4.98 (m, 2H), 4.69 (br s, 1H), 4.07-3.99 (m, 1H), 3.64 (d, 1H, J=13.1 Hz), 3.44 (d, 1H, J=13.1 Hz), 3.11 (dt, 1H, J=13.4,4.0 Hz), 2.95-2.72 (m, 2H), 2.60-2.38 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.14 (m, 4H), 2.12-1.96 (m, 1H), 1.79-1.50 (m, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H), 1.15-1.00 (m, 1H), 0.91-0.84(m, 6H) ppm.

[0914] Preparation of (2R,3S)-3-allyl-N¹-[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]-2-isobutylbutanediamide (Example 5).

[0915] tert-Butyl (2S)-2-[(1S)-1-({[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]amino]}carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl]-4-pentenoate (90 mg, 0. 17 mmo) was dissolved in 2 mL of CH₂Cl₂ at room temperature. With stirring 1 mL of TFA was added in three portions. The solution was maintained at room temperature for 18 h, then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was combined with HATU (109 mg, 1.08 mmol), diisopropylethyl amine (109 mg, 0.84 mmol) and 1 mL of DMF. To this solution at room temperature was intoduced a stream of ammonia for 4 min. Additional 1 mL of DMF was added, and the mixture was was heated at 100° C. until the precipitate dissolved. This solution was then maintained at room temperature for 18 h at which time it was concentrated in vacuo at 60° C. The residue was purified by SGC (79:1 CH₂C₁₂-MeOH) to give the title compound (50 mg, 63%) as a tan colored foam. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.35-7.27 (m, 5H), 7.11 (d, 1H, J=6.6 Hz), 6.11 (br s, 1H), 5.79-5.44 (m, 5H), 5.10-5.02 (m, 2H), 4.70 (br s, 1H), 4.20-3.99 (m, 1H), 3.64 (d, 1H, J=13.2 Hz), 3.44 (d, 1H, J=13.2 Hz), 3.10 (dt, 1H, J=13.5,4.1 Hz), 2.95-2.72 (m, 3H), 2.60-2.45 (m, 2H), 2.40-1.99 (m, 5H), 1.72-1.16 (m, 3H), 0.90-0.85 (m, 6H) ppm.

Example 7

[0916] Representative Preparation for 4-amino-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]diazepine-1,5-dione Core 7.

[0917] To a solution of N-α-Cbz-N-β-Boc-1-diaminopropionic acid dicyclohexylamine salt (14 g, 26.9 mmol) in 300 ml CH₂C₁₂ was added D-proline methylester HCl (5.0 g, 31.2 mmol), followed by 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide HCl (EDC, 8.0 g, 41.7 mmol, 1.5 eq.), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (HOBT, 7.5 g, 55.5 mmol, 2.0 eq.) and triethylamine (10 ml, 72 mmol, 2.6 eq.). The mixture was stirred overnight. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure to give a white solid, which was taken up in EtOAc and water. The organic layer was washed with water, brine and dried over Na₂SO₄. The solution was concentrated to give the crude product as a solid, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using EtOAc:hexane (7:3) to give 7-1 as a white solid (12.1 g, 100%). MS: ¹HNMR(300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.4 (s, 9H), 1.9-2.3 (m, 3H), 3.3-3.5 (m, 2H), 3.7 (s, 3H), 3.7-3.9 (m, 1H), 4.4 (m, 1H), 4.6-4.7 (m, 1H), 5.0-5.2 (m, 3H), 5.8-6.0 (m, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 450.2 (M+H), 472.3 (M+Na).

[0918] Compound 7-1 (3.5 g, 7.8 mmol) was dissolved in 100 ml of 50% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in CH₂Cl₂ and stirred at ambient temperature for one hour. The solvents were then removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was redissolved in 30 ml of toluene and reconcentrated to remove residual TFA. The product (7-2) was obtained as a slightly yellow solid 7-2 (2.5 g, 92%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.8-2.0 (m, 2H), 2.0-2.2 (m, 1H), 3.2-3.8 (m, 6H), 4.3-4.9 (m, 3H), 4.9-5.1 (m, 3H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 350.3 (M+H), 372.2 (M+Na).

[0919] Trimethylaluminum (22 mmol, 1.0M in hexane) was added to a solution of 7-2 (2.5 g, 7.2 mmol) in 50 ml 1,2-dichloroethane at room temperature and the reaction mixture was heated to 75° C. for 48 hours. The reaction was quenched with water and then enough 1.0 N HCl solution was added to the mixture to give a clear solution. The aqueous solution was extracted with CHCl₃ (2×200 ml). The combined organic layers were dried with brine and Na₂SO₄. Evaporation of the organic solvent gave a sticky oil which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel with 100% EtOAc to give a white solid (7-3, 800 mg, 35%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.7-1.9 (m, 2H), 2.0-2.2 (m, 1H), 2.6-2.8 (m, 1H), 3.2-3.4 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.7 (m, 3H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 1H), 4.8-5.0 (m, 1H), 5.0-5.2 (m, 2H), 6.2 (m, 1H), 6.4-6.5 (s, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 318.2 (M+H).

[0920] A solution of 7-3 (4.0 g, 12.6 mmol) in 100 ml EtOAc was shaken with 1.0 g Pd/C (5% on activated carbon) under H₂ (˜50psi) for 2 hrs. The reaction mixture was filtered and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a white solid 7 (1.8 g, 9.8 mmol, 78%). MS: 184.3 (M+H).

Example 7a

[0921] 3-(1,5-Dioxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,4]diazepin-4-ylcarbamoyl)-5-methyl-2-propyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0922] To a solution of core 7 (350 mg, 1.9 mmol) in 20 ml DMF at room temperature was added propyl-succinate X (510 mg, 1.9 mmol), o-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N,N, -tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (HATU, 900 mg, 2.4 mmol) and then diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA, 0.4 ml, 2.3 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was quenched with 10 ml water. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure to give a viscous oil which was taken up in EtOAc and water (1:1). The organic layer was washed with water, brine and Na₂SO₄. The solvents were evaporated under reduced pressure to give an oily crude product which was purified by column chromatography in 5% methanol/CH₂Cl₂ to give Example 7a as a white solid (230 mg, 0.53 mmol, 28%). MS: 438.4 (M+H).

Example 7b

[0923] 3-(1,5-Dioxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,4]diazepin-4-ylcarbamoyl)-5-methyl-2-propyl-hexanoic Acid.

[0924] Example 7a (230 mg, 0.53 mmol) was dissolved in 20 ml of 50% TFA in CH₂C₁₂ and stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was taken up in 20 ml toluene and concentrated to give Example 7b as a slightly yellow solid (190 mg, 0.50 mmol). MS: 380.2 (M−H).

Example 7c

[0925] N1-(1,5-Dioxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,4]diazepin-4-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0926] To a solution of Example 7b (190 mg, 0.50 mmol) in 20 ml DMF was added HATU (250 mg, 0.56 mmol), followed by DIPEA (0.3 ml, 1.7 mmol). After the reaction mixture was treated with ammonia gas for 5 minutes, the reaction was stirred at room temperature overnight. After quenching the reaction was with 10 ml water, the solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was taken into EtOAc and water (1: 1). The organic layer was washed with brine and dried over Na₂SO₄. Evaporation of solvents and purification by column chromatography on silica gel with 10% methanol in CH₂Cl₂ provided Example 7c as a white solid (3 mg, 0.008 mmol, 1.6%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) 0.8-1.0 (m, 9H), 1.0-1.7 (m, 7H), 1.8-2.1 (m, 3H), 2.2-2.5 (m, 3H), 3.2 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.8 (m, 5H), 3.9-4.0 (m, 1H), 4.2-4.3 (m, 1H). MS: 381.2 (M+H), 403.2 (M+Na).

Example 9

[0927] Representative preparation for the 1,2,3,6,7,9a-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-5-one Core 9.

[0928] A solution of 9-1 (17.0 g, 53 mmol) in 100 ml THF was added to a solution of BH₃-THF (100 ml, 100 mmol) over a period of 30 minutes under nitrogen at 0° C. After the mixture was stirred for an additional one hour at 0° C., the reaction was quenched with 25 ml of 10% HOAc in methanol solution, and the solvents were evaporated under reduced pressure to give a viscous oil. The crude product was taken up in EtOAc, washed with 1.ON HCl, water and saturated NaHCO₃, and then dried over brine and Na₂SO₄. Evaporation of solvents provided a colorless oil 9-2 (16.5 g, 100%) which was directly used in the next step without purification. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.48 (s, 9H), 1.6-1.8(m, 1H), 2.1-2.3(m, 1H), 3.3-3.5 (m, 1H), 3.5-3.8 (m, 3H), 4.0-4.2 (m, 2H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 2H), 5.0 (m, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 308.2 (M+H), 371.2 (M+Na+CH₃CN), 637.3 (2M+Na).

[0929] In a 1000 ml three-neck flask, a solution of oxalyl chloride (1 1.0 g, 86.7 mmol) in 50 ml CH₂Cl₂ was cooled in dry-ice bath. To this solution, a solution of DMSO (12 ml, 170 mmol) in 100 ml CH₂Cl₂ was added slowly. After 10 minutes, the solution of 9-2 (16.3 g, 53 mmol) in 200 ml CH₂Cl₂ was added into the above solution dropwise over 10 minutes. After the reaction mixture was stirred in a dry-ice bath for additional 30 minutes, N-methylmorpholine (34.3 g, 339 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred for another 10 minutes in a dry-ice bath before warming to zero degrees in an ice bath. After 20 minutes, the yellow slurry solution was poured into ice water. The aqueous solution was extracted with CH₂C₁₂ (2×200 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with 1.0N NaOH (3×100 ml), and then saturated NaHCO₃ (2×100 ml). The solution was dried with brine and Na₂SO₄. Concentration provided 9-3 as a yellow oil, which was used directly in the next step without purification. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.4-1.6(d, 9H), 1.9-2.0 (m, 1H), 2.2-2.4 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.8 (m, 2H), 4.0-4.4(m, 2H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 2H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H), 9.4-9.6 (m, 1H).

[0930] A solution of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (12.0 g, 62.2 mmol) in 200 ml THF was added into a suspension of methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (22.8 g, 63.8 mmol) in 200 ml THF at zero degree over 30 minutes to give a yellow slurry which was stirred at zero degree for additional 30 minutes. A solution of 9-3 in 100 ml THF was added to the slurry above over a period of 30 minutes. After addition, the reaction was complete in 10 minutes (TLC). The reaction mixture was poured into ice water and the aqueous layer was adjusted to pH 7 with 1.0 N HCl. The mixture was extracted with 3×100 mL EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with saturated NaHCO₃ and brine, then dried over Na₂SO₄. The organic solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to give the crude product as an oil, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 10% EtOAc/hexane to give 9-4 as a slightly yellow oil (12 g, 39.6 mmol, 75%). ¹HNMR (300 MHZ, CDCl₃) 1.4 (s, 9H), 1.8-2.0 (m, 1H), 2.2-2.3 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.8 (m, 2H), 4.0-4.6 (m, 4H), 5.0-5.2 (m, 2H), 5.6-5.8 (m, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 326.2 (M+H), 367.2 (M+Na+CH₃CN).

[0931] A solution of 9-4 in 100 ml of 50% TFA in CH₂Cl₂ was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was redissolved in 50 ml of toluene and concentrated to give 9-5 as a dark oil (8.0 g, 39.4 mmol, 100%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.9-2.1 (m, 1H), 2.3-2.4 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.7 (m, 2H), 4.2-4.4 (m, 2H), 4.4-4.6 (s, 2H), 5.4-5.6 (m, 2H), 5.8-6.0 (m, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 204.3 (M+H).

[0932] To a solution of 9-5 (8.0 g, 39.4 mmol) in 200 ml CH₂C₁₂ was added L-N-boc-allylglycine (9.0 g, 42 mmol), EDC (12.0 g, 62.2 mmol), HOBT (8.0 g, 59.2 mmol) and triethylamine (8 ml, 57.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated to give a viscous oil which was taken up in EtOAc and water. The organic layer was washed with water, brine and dried over Na₂SO₄. The solvent was evaporated and the oily crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 20% EtOAc/hexane to give 9-6 as a colorless oil (10.0 g, 25 mmol, 60%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.4 (s, 9H), 1.8-2.0 (m, 1H), 2.2-2.6 (m, 3H), 3.4-3.6 (m, 1H), 3.7-3.9 (m, 1H), 4.0-4.2 (m, 1H), 4.4-4.8 (m, 3H), 5.0-5.2 (m, 4H), 5.3-5.5 (m, 1H), 5.6-5.9 (m, 2H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 401.2 (M+H), 423.2 (M+Na).

[0933] To a solution of 9-6 (10.0 g, 25 mmol) in 1000 ml of 50% CH₂Cl₂ in toluene at 100 degree was added 1.0 g, (1.2 mmol) bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)benzylidine ruthenium (IV) dichloride (Grubb's catalyst). After an interval of 4 hours, an identical portion of catalyst was added. After an additional interval of 4 hours, an additional 500 mg of catalyst was added prior to heating overnight. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and filtered through a layer of celite. The solvents were removed to give a dark oil. GC-MS analysis suggested the presence of approximately 5% of the epimer 9-8. The crude oil was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 5% methanol/ CH₂Cl₂, which provided the major product 9-7 (3.7 g, 9.95 mmol, 40%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.4 (s, 9H), 1.8-2.0 (m, 1H), 2.4-2.6 (m, 2H), 2.6-2.8 (m, 1H), 3.5-3.7 (m, 1H), 3.8-4.2 (m, 3H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 2H), 4.7-4.9(m, 1H), 5.6-5.8 (m, 2H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 373.2 (M+H), 767.5 (2M+Na).

[0934] Compound 9-7 was dissolved in 100 ml of 50% TFA in CH₂Cl₂ was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was redissolved in 50 ml of toluene and concentrated to give bicyclic core 9. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 1.8-2.0 (m, 1H), 2.3-2.5 (m, 1H), 2.6-2.8 (m, 1H), 2.8-3.0 (m, 1H), 3.6-3.8 (m, 2H), 3.8-4.0 (m, 1H), 4.0-4.1 (m, 1H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 2H), 4.6-4.8 (m, 1H), 5.8-6.0 (m, 1H), 6.0-6.2 (m, 1H), 7.0-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 273.3 (M+H).

Example 9a

[0935] 3-(2-Benzyloxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-ylcarbamoyl)-5-methyl-2-propyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0936] To a solution of bicyclic core 9 (2.0 g, 7.4 mmol) in 50 ml DMF was added the appropriate propyl-succinate t-butyl ester (2.0 g, 7.4 mmol), HATU(3.7 g, 9.7 mmol), and DIPEA (2.5 ml, 14.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, then quenched with 10 ml water. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure to give a viscous oil which was taken into EtOAc and water. The organic layer was washed with water and dried over brine and Na₂SO₄. The solvents were evaporated under reduced pressure to give the crude product, which was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 5% methanol/CH₂CI₂ to give Example 9a as a solid (2.1 g, 4.0 mmol, 54%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 0.7-0.9 (m, 9H), 1.0-2.0 (m, 17H), 2.3-2.6 (m, 4H), 2.8 (m, 1H), 3.5-3.7 (m, 1H), 3.8-4.2 (m, 2H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 2H), 4.6-4.8 (m, 1H), 5.7-5.9 (m, 2H), 6.2-6.4 (m, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 527.3 (M+H), 549.3 (M+Na).

Example 9b

[0937] 3-(2-Benzyloxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-ylcarbamoyl)-5-methyl-2-propyl-hexanoic Acid.

[0938] Example 9a (2.0 g, 3.8 mmol) was dissolved in 50 ml of 50% TFA in CH₂C₁₂ and stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting oil was redissolved in 50 ml of toluene and concentrated to give acid Example 9b (1.7 g, 3.6 mmol), which was used without purification.

Example 9c

[0939] N1-(2-Benzyloxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0940] To a solution of Example 9b (1.7 g, 3.6 mmol) in 100 ml DMF was added HATU (1.5 g, 3.9 mmol), followed by DIPEA (0.8 ml, 4.6 mmol). The solution was treated with ammonia gas for 5 minutes, the the reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure and the resulting solid was purified by column chromatography on silica gel using 5% methanol/CH₂Cl₂ to give Example 9c as a white solid (920 mg, 1.96 mmol, 54%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 0.7-0.9 (m, 9H), 1.2-2.0(m, 8H), 2.4-2.6 (m, 4H), 2.8 (m, 1H), 3.6 (m, 1H), 3.8-3.9(m, 1H), 4.0-4.1 (m, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 4.55-4.65 (m, 1H), 4.8 (m, 1H), 5.6-5.8(m, 3H), 6.0-6.1 (s, 1H), 6.5 (d, 1H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 470.3 (M+H), 492.2 (M+Na).

Example 10a

[0941] N1-(2-Benzyloxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0942] A solution of Example 9c (100 mg, 0.21 mmol) in 30 ml ethanol with 10 mg Wilkinson's catalyst, (chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)), was shaken under H₂ (˜50psi) overnight. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a slightly yellow solid. The crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 5% methanoll CH₂Cl₂ to give Example 10a as a white solid (60 mg, 0.13 mmol, 60%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) 0.7-0.9 (m, 9H), 0.9-1.1 (m, 1H), 1.1-1.4 (m, 3H), 1.4-1.6 (m, 4H), 1.6-2.0 (m, 5H), 2.0-2.2 (m, 1H), 2.3-2.4 (m, 2H), 2.4-2.6 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.6 (m, 1H), 3.6-3.8 (m, 1H), 4.0-4.2 (m, 2H), 4.4-4.6 (m, 3H), 7.2-7.4 (m, 5H). MS: 472.3 (M+H), 494.3 (M+Na).

Example 10b

[0943] N1-(2-Hydroxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide.

[0944] A solution of Example 10a (50 mg, 0.11 mmol) in 30 ml ethanol was shaken under H₂ (˜50psi) for 2 hrs in the presence of 5 mg Pd/C (5% on activated carbon). The reaction mixture was filtered, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the crude product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel in 5% methanol/CH₂Cl₂ to give alcohol Example 10b as a white solid (40 mg, 0.10 mmol, 90%). ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) 0.8-0.9 (m, 9H), 1.0-2.0 (m, 15H), 2.0-2.2 (m, 2H), 2.2-2.4 (m, 1H), 2.5-2.7 (m, 1H), 3.4-3.6 (m, 3H), 4.0-4.2 (m, 1H), 4.3 (s, 1H), 4.5 (d, 1H). MS: 382.3 (M+H), 404.2 (M+Na).

[0945] For Examples 91-105, HPLC analyses were obtained using a Rainin Dynamax® C₁₈ column with UV detection at 223 nm using a standard solvent gradient program unless specified otherwise.

Example 96

[0946] Preparation of 2-allyl-3-[3-(4-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0947] Preparation of Compound 92.

[0948] To a solution of compound 89 (16.8 g, 73.7 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (75 mL) at room temperature was added MeOTf (14.1 g, 85.9 mmol) and the solution was stirred for 6 h under N₂. The solution was then diluted with additional CH₂C₁₂ (200 mL), washed with sat. NaHCO₃ (3×300 mL), brine, and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The solution was filtered and concentrated to yield 92 (15.8 g, 88%) as a light yellow, viscous oil that was used without additional purification: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 5.42 (m, 1H), 4.59 (m, 1H), 3.71 (m, 4H), 3.22 (t, J=13.7 Hz, 1H), 2.01-1.22 (m, 15H); ESI MS m/z=243 [C₁₃H₂₂NO₃+H]⁺.

[0949] Preparation of Compound 94.

[0950] A solution of compound 92 (3.6 g, 14.7 mmol) and 4-bromobenzoic hydrazide, 93, (3.0 g 13.9 mmol) in n-BuOH (100 mL) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 98:2 CH₂Cl₂/MeOH) to yield 94 (3.6 g, 60%) as a pale green solid: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.78-7.39 (m, 4H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 4.86 (m, 1H), 4.27 (m, 1H), 3.74 (t, J=13.7 Hz, 1H), 2.47-1.41 (m, 15H); ESI MS m/z=407 [Cl₈H₂₃BrN₄O₂+H]⁺.

[0951] Preparation of Compound 95.

[0952] A solution of compound 94 (1.2 g, 2.9 mmol), in ethanol (75 mL) and a 1 N solution of HCl in ether (75 mL) were stirred for 3 h. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and ether was added to the residue. The solid that precipitated was collected and dried under vacuum to yield 95 (0.81 g, 91%) as a tan solid: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.99-7.60 (m, 4H), 4.47 (m, 1H), 4.14 (m, 2H), 2.39-1.35 (m, 6 H); ESI MS m/z=307 [Cl₃H₁₅BrN₄+H]⁺.

[0953] Preparation of Example 96.

[0954] To a solution of 95 (1 g, 2.9 mmol), DIPEA (2.0 mL, 11.6 mmol) and 48 (0.63 g, 2.3 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added HATU (1.3 g, 3.5 mmol) and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The resulting solution was partitioned between EtOAc (200 mL) and 5% LiCl (200 mL), the layers separated, the organic layer washed with 5% LiCl (2×100 mL), 0.1 N HCl (2×100 mL), sat. NaHCO₃ (2×100 mL), brine (1×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield an oily solid. This residue was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 70:30 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 96 (0.66 g, 51%) as a white powder: mp 75-82° C.; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.74-7.42 (m, 4H), 5.77 (m, 1H), 5.19-5.02 (m, 3H), 4.23 (m, 1H), 3.76 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 1H), 2.62-1.03 (m, 13H), 0.95 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 0.87 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3406,2932, 1726, 1671, 1490 cm⁻¹; ESI MS m/z=559 [C₂₈H₃₉BrN₄O₃+H]⁺; HPLC 100%, t_(r)=22.68 min.

Example 91a

[0955] 3 -Allyl-N¹-[3-(4-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0956] To a solution of Example 96 (0.21 mg, 0.37 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (7 mL) was added TFA (7 mL) and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was dissolved in CH₂C₁₂ (150 mL) and the solution was washed with NaHCO₃ (2×150 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated to yield a residue. Ammonia gas was bubbled through a solution of the foregoing residue (90 mg, 0.2 mmol) with DIPEA (0.12 mL, 0.71 mmol), HATU (82 mg, 0.214 mmol) in DMF for 30 min and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The contents of the flask were partitioned between EtOAc and a 5% LiCl solution (150 mL each), the organic phase washed with 5% LiCl (3×50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a white solid. This was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 97:3 EtOAc/MeOH) to yield 91a (45 mg, 24%) as a white powder: mp 159-166° C.; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.88 (s, 1H), 7.78-7.44 (m, 4H), 6.49 (s, 1H), 6.07 (m, 1H), 5.82 (m, 1H), 5.31-4.96 (m, 3H), 4.31 (m, 1 H) 3.86 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 1H), 2.89-1.22 (m, 13H), 0.95 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.87 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3334, 2953, 1663, 1490, 1438 cm⁻¹; ESI MS m/z=502 [C₂₄H₃₂BrN₅O₂+H]⁺; HPLC 100%, t^(r)=20.12 min.

Example 91b

[0957] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(4-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0958] Preparation of 2-allyl-3-[3-(4-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0959] To a solution of 96 (0.14 g, 0.24 mmol), Ph₃P (38 mg, 0.15 mmol), K₃PO₄ (0.26 g, 1.21 mmol), PhB(OH)₂ (44 mg, 0.36 mmol) in DMF/H₂O (5 mL: 1 mL) was added Pd(Ph₃P)₂Cl₂ (50 mg, 0,07 mmol), and argon was bubbled through the solution for 30 min. The solution was heated to 70° C. for 10 h under Ar. The resulting solution was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) washed with 5% LiCl (3×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a pale yellow waxy solid. This solid was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 50:50 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 98b (48 mg, 36%) as a white powder: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.81-7.41 (m, 10H), 5.73 (m, 1H), 5.21-5.05 (m, 3H), 4.42 (m, 1H), 3.73 (t, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 2.89-1.22 (m, 22H), 0.92 (m, 6H); ESI MS m/z=557 [C₃₄H₄₄N₄O₃+H]⁺.

[0960] Preparation of Example 91b.

[0961] To a solution of 98b (45 mg, 0.08 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (5 mL) was added TFA (0.12 mL) and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was redissolved in toluene and concentrated (3×10 mL). Ammonia gas was bubbled through a solution of the foregoing residue (30 mg, 0.06 mmol), DIPEA (0.05 mL, 0.3 mmol), HATU (46 mg, 0.12 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) for 30 min and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The contents of the flask were partitioned between EtOAc and a 5% LiCl solution (150 mL each), the organic phase washed with 5% LiCl (3×50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a white solid. This was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 97:3 EtOAc/MeOH) to yield 91b (20 mg, 50%) as a white powder: mp 272-275° C.; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.82-7.38 (m, 10H), 6.28 (s, 1H), 5.84 (m, 1H), 5.62 (s, 1 H), 5.28-4.99 (m, 3H), 4.30 (m, 1H), 3.87 (t, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 2.89-1.22 (m, 13H), 0.95 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.87 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3390, 2921, 1654, 1483, 1438 cm⁻¹; ESI MS m/z=500 [C₃₀H₃₇N₅O₂+H]⁺; HPLC 95.3%, t_(r)=16.84 min.

Example 91c

[0962] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(4-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0963] Preparation of 2-allyl-3-[3-(4-benzofuran-2-yl -phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic acid tert-butyl ester.

[0964] To a solution of 96 (0.112 g, 0.2 mmol), Ph₃P (10 mg, 0.04 mmol), K₃PO₄ (0.21 g, 1.0 mmol), benzo[b]furan-2-boronic acid (65 mg, 0.4 mmol) in DMF/H₂O (4 mL:1 mL) was added Pd(Ph₃P)₂Cl₂ (28 mg, 0.04 mmol), and argon was bubbled through the solution for 30 min. The solution was heated to 70° C. for 10 h under Ar. The resulting solution was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL), washed with 5% LiCl (3×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a white oily solid. This solid was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 50:50 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 98c (47 mg, 39%) as a white powder: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 67.97 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.17 (m, 8H), 5.63 (m, 1H), 5.09-4.90 (m, 3H), 4.25 (m, 1H), 3.69 (t, J=13.8 Hz, 1H), 2.59-1.09 (m, 22H), 0.88 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H); 0.81 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z=597 [C₃₆H44N₄O₄+H]⁺.

[0965] Preparation of Example 91c.

[0966] To a solution of 98c (41 mg, 0.069 mmol) in CH₂CI₂ (4 mL) was added TFA (4 mL) and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was redissolved in toluene and concentrated (3×10 mL). Ammonia gas was bubbled through a solution of the foregoing residue (30 mg, 0.06 mmol), DIPEA (0.06 mL, 0.3 mmol), and HATU (29 mg, 0.08 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) for 30 min and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. After the contents of the flask were partitioned between EtOAc and a 5% LiCl solution (50 mL each), the organic phase was washed with 5% LiCl (3×50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. Concentration gave a white solid which was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 97:3 EtOAc/MeOH) to yield 91c (22 mg, 59%) as a white powder: mp 281-284° C.; ¹H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.02 (m, 2H), 7.82-7.38 (m, 8H), 6.07 (s, 1H), 5.82 (m, 1H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 5.18-5.09 (m, 3H), 4.42 (m, 1H) 3.87 (t, J=14.2 Hz, 1H), 2.71-1.39 (m, 13H), 1.00 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3 H), 0.92 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3303, 2928, 1664, 1641, 1438 cm⁻¹; ESI MS m/z=540 [C₃₂H₃₇N₅O₂+H]⁺; HPLC 96.2%, t_(r)=17.72 min.

Example 91d

[0967] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0968] Preparation of 2-allyl-3 -[3-(4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic acid tert-butyl ester.

[0969] To a solution of 96 (0.15 g, 0.25 mmol), Ph₃P (20 mg, 0.08 mmol), K₃PO₄ (0.27 g, 1.3 mmol), and 4-chlorophenyl boronic acid (59 mg, 0.38 mmol) in DMF/H₂0 (8 mL:2 mL) was added Pd(Ph₃P)₂C₁₂ (53 mg, 0.07 mmol). Argon was bubbled through the solution for 30 min. The solution was heated to 70° C. for 10 h under Ar, then cooled, was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL), washed with 5% LiCl (3×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. Filtration and concentration gave a light brown waxy solid. This solid was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 50:50 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 98d (68 mg, 46%) as a white powder: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.83-7.41 (m, 10H), 5.78 (m, 1H), 5.20-5.02 (m, 3H), 4.38 (m, 1H), 3.76 (t, J=14.0 Hz, 1H), 2.59-1.02 (m, 22H), 0.93 (d, J=6.7Hz, 3H); 0.86 (d, J=6.7Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z=591 [C₃₄H₄₃ClN₄O₃+H]⁺.

[0970] Preparation of Example 91d.

[0971] To a solution of 98d (65 mg, 0.11 mmol) in CH₂CI₂ (6 mL) was added TFA (2 mL) and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was redissolved in toluene and concentrated (3×10 mL). Ammonia gas was bubbled through a solution of the foregoing residue (55 mg, 0.1 mmol), DIPEA (0.1 mL, 0.59 mmol), HATU (90 mg, 0.24 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) for 30 min and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The contents of the flask were partitioned between EtOAc and a 5% LiCl solution (50 mL each), the organic phase washed with 5% LiCl (3×50 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a white solid. This was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 97:3 CH₂Cl₂/MeOH) to yield 91d (33 mg, 56%) as a white powder: mp 262-267° C.; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.82 (m, 1H), 7.72-7.39 (m, 8H), 5.53 (m, 1H), 5.11 (s, 1H), 4.92-4.75 (m, 3H), 4.10 (m, 1H), 3.87 (m, 1H), 2.58-0.92 (m, 13H), 0.79 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 0.71 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3405, 2954, 1655, 1486, 1467 cm⁻; ESI MS m/z=534 [C₃₀H₃₆ClN₅O₂+H]⁺; HPLC 95.8%, t_(r)=16.56 min.

Example 91e

[0972] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0973] Preparation of 2-allyl-3-[3-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0974] To a solution of 96 (0.12 g, 0.21 mmol), Ph₃P (11 mg, 0.04 mmol), K₃PO4 (0.23 g, 1.1 mmol), and 3,5-dimethylisoxazole-4-boronic acid (60 mg, 0.43 mmol) in DMF/H₂O (5 mL: 1 mL) was added Pd(Ph₃P)₂C₁₂ (50 mg, 0,07 mmol), and argon was bubbled through the solution for 30 min. The solution was heated to 70° C. for 10 h under Ar, then cooled, diluted with EtOAc (100 mL), washed with 5% LiCI (3×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a tan granular solid which was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 50:50 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 98e (48 mg, 40%) as a white powder: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.71-7.49 (m, 5H), 5.82 (m, 1H), 5.20-4.98 (m, 3H), 4.36 (m, 1H), 3.79 (t, J=13.9Hz, 1H), 2.67-1.12 (m, 28H), 0.98 (d, J=6.9Hz, 3H); 0.91 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z=576 [C₃₃H₄₅N₅O₄+H]⁺. Preparation of Example 91e.

[0975] To a solution of 98e (48 mg, 0.08 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (6 mL) was added TFA (1 mL) and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure, the residue was redissolved in toluene and concentrated (3×10 mL). Ammonia gas was bubbled through a solution of the foregoing residue (30 mg, 0.05 mmol), DIPEA (0.044 mL, 0.25 mmol), and HATU (38 mg, 0.1 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) for 30 min and the solution was allowed to stir for 24 h at room temperature. The contents of the flask were partitioned between EtOAc and 5% LiCl solution (50 mL each), and the organic phase washed with 5% LiCl (3×50 mL), then dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield a white solid. This was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 97:3 CH₂Cl₂/MeOH) to yield 91e (12 mg, 29%) as a white powder: mp 154-162° C.; ¹H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.72-7.39 (m, 5H), 6.08 (m, 1H), 5.80-5.76 (m, 1H), 5.46 (m, 1H), 5.16-5.04 (m, 3H), 4.39 (m, 1H), 3.81 (t, J=13.8 Hz, 1H), 2.68-1.25 (m, 19 H), 0.96 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.89 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H); IR (KBr) 3406, 2954, 2928, 1663, 1490 cm⁻¹; ESI MS m/z=519 [C₂₉H₃₈N₆O₃+H]⁺; HPLC 95.6%, t_(r)=16.70 min.

Example 102

[0976] Preparation of 2-allyl-3-[3-(3-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic Acid tert-butyl Ester.

[0977] Preparation of Compound 100.

[0978] A solution of compound 92 (3.8 g, 14.7 mmol) and 3-bromobenzoic hydrazide, 99, (3.0 g, 13.9 mmol) in EtOH (100 mL) was heated at reflux for 24 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the resulting residue was purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 98:2 CH₂Cl₂/MeOH) to yield 100 (4.0 g, 62%) as a pale green solid: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) 7.71-7.38 (m, 4H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 4.91 (m, 1 H), 4.26 (m, 1H), 3.73 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 1H), 2.47-1.41 (m, 15H); ESI MS m/z=407 [C₁₈H₂₃BrN₄O₂+H]⁺.

[0979] Preparation of Compound 101.

[0980] A solution of compound 100 (3.3 g, 8.3 mmol), in ethanol (100 mL) was stirred with a 1 N solution of HCl in ether (150 mL) for 36 h. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and ether was added to the residue. The solid that precipitated was filtered and dried under vacuum to yield 101 (2.3 g, 89%) as a tan solid: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) 8.03-7.75 (m, 4H), 4.47 (m, 1H), 4.14 (m, 2H), 2.39-1.35 (m, 6 H); ESI MS m/z=307 [C₁₃H₁₅BrN₄+H]⁺.

[0981] Preparation of Example 102.

[0982] To a solution of 95 (1 g, 2.9 mmol), DIPEA (2.0 mL, 11.6 mmol) and 48 (0.63 g, 2.3 mmol), in DMF (30 mL) was added HATU (1.3 g, 3.5 mmol). The solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 h, then partitioned between EtOAc (200 mL) and 5% LiCl (200 mL). The organic layer washed with 5% LiCl (2×100 mL), 0.1 N HCl (2×100 mL), sat. NaHCO₃ (2×100 mL), brine (1×100 mL), and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The resulting solution was filtered and concentrated to yield an oily solid. This residue was further purified by column chromatography (silica gel, 70:30 EtOAc/hexanes) to yield 102 (0.66 g, 51%) as a white powder: mp 75-82° C.; ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.74-7.42 (m, 4H), 5.77 (m, 1H), 5.19-5.02 (m, 3H), 4.23 (m, 1 H), 3.76 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 1H), 2.62-1.03 (m, 13H), 0.95 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), 0.87 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z=559 [C₂₈H₃₉BrN₄O₃+H]⁺.

Example 103

[0983] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(3-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0984] Example 103 was prepared using the procedures described for Example 91a. ESI MS m/z=502 [C₂₄H₃₂BrN₅O₂+H]⁺.

Example 105a

[0985] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(3-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0986] Example 105a was prepared in a manner similar to Example 91c starting from compound 102. Using the procedures disclosed in Example 91b, compound 102 was reacted with phenyl boronic acid to form 2-allyl-3-[3-(3-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hexanoic acid tert-butyl ester; which was subsequently converted to the amide 105a. ESI MS m/z=500 [C₃₀H₃₇N₅O₂+H]⁺.

Example 105b

[0987] 3-Allyl-N¹-[3-(3-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.

[0988] Example 105b was prepared in a manner similar to Example 91c starting from compound 102. Using the procedures disclosed in Example 91c, compound 102 was reacted with benzo[b]furan-2-boronic acid to form 2-allyl-3-[3-(3-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-ylcarbamoyl]-5-methyl-hex anoic acid tert-butyl ester; which was subsequently converted to the amide 105b. ESI MS m/z=540 [C₃₂H₃₇N₅O₂+H]⁺.

UTILITY

[0989] Aβ production has been implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The compounds of the present invention have utility for the prevention and treatment of AD by inhibiting Aβ production. Methods of treatment target formation of Aβ production through the enzymes involved in the proteolytic processing of 3 amyloid precursor protein. Compounds that inhibit β or γ secretase activity, either directly or indirectly, control the production of Aβ. Such inhibition of P or γ secretases reduces production of Aβ, and is expected to reduce or prevent the neurological disorders associated with Aβ protein, such as Alzheimer's Disease.

[0990] Cellular screening methods for inhibitors of Aβ production, testing methods for the in vivo suppression of Aβ production, and assays for the detection of secretase activity are known in the art and have been disclosed in numerous publications, including PCT publication number WO 98/22493, EPO publication number 0652009, U.S. Pat. No. 5,703,129 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,846; all hereby incorporated by reference.

[0991] The compounds of the present invention have utility for the prevention and treatment of disorders involving Aβ production, such as cerebrovascular disorders.

[0992] Compounds of the present invention have been shown to inhibit Aβ production, as determined by the secretase inhibition assay described below.

[0993] Compounds of the present invention have been shown to inhibit AP production, utilizing the C-terminus β amyloid precursor protein accumulation assay described below.

[0994] Compounds of Formula (I) are expected to possess y secretase inhibitory activity. The y secretase inhibitory activity of the compounds of the present invention is demonstrated using assays for such activity, for Example, using the assay described below. Compounds of the present invention have been shown to inhibit the activity of γ secretase, as determined by the Aβ immunoprecipitation assay.

[0995] Compounds provided by this invention should also be useful as standards and reagents in determining the ability of a potential pharmaceutical to inhibit Aβ production. These would be provided in commercial kits comprising a compound of this invention.

[0996] As used herein “μg” denotes microgram, “mg” denotes milligram, “g” denotes gram, “μL” denotes microliter, “mL” denotes milliliter, “L” denotes liter, “nM” denotes nanomolar, “μM” denotes micromolar, “mM” denotes millimolar, “M” denotes molar, “nm” denotes nanometer, “SDS” denotes sodium dodecyl sulfate, and “DMSO” denotes dimethyl sulfoxide, and “EDTA” denotes ethylenediaminetetraacetato.

[0997] A compound is considered to be active if it has an IC₅₀ or K_(i) value of less than about 100 μM for the inhibition of Aβ production or inhibition of proteolytic activity leading to Aβ production. Compounds, as demonstrated by use of the invention, have demonstrated IC₅₀ values, for the inhibition of Aβ production, of less than about 100 μM. Preferably compounds, as demonstrated by use of the invention, demonstrate IC₅₀ values, for the inhibition of Aβ production, of less than about 1 μM. More preferably compounds, as demonstrated by use of the invention, demonstrate IC₅₀ values, for the inhibition of AD production, of less than about 100 nM. Even more preferably compounds, as demonstrated by use of the invention, demonstrate IC₅₀ values, for the inhibition of Aβ production, of less than about 50 nM.

[0998] β Amyloid Precursor Protein Accumulation Assay (β APPA assay)

[0999] An assay to evaluate the accumulation of AP protein was developed to detect potential inhibitors of secretases. The assay uses the N 9 cell line, characterized for expression of exogenous APP by immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation.

[1000] The effect of test compounds on the accumulation of AP in the conditioned medium is tested by immunoprecipitation. N 9 cells are grown to confluency in 6-well plates and washed twice with 1× Hank's buffered salt solution. The cells are starved in methionine/cysteine deficient media for 30 min., followed by replacement with fresh deficient media containing 150 uCi Tran35S-LABEL™ (ICN). Test compounds dissolved in DMSO (final concentration 1%) are added, over a range of 1 picomolar to 100 micromolar, together with the addition of the fresh media containing Tran35S-LABEL™. The cells are incubated for 4 h at 37° C. in a tissue culture incubator.

[1001] At the end of the incubation period, the conditioned medium is harvested and pre-cleared by the addition of 5 μl normal mouse serum and 50 ul of protein A Sepharose (Pharmacia), mixed by end-over-end rotation for 30 minutes at 4° C., followed by a brief centrifugation in a microfuge. The supernatant is then harvested and transferred to fresh tubes containing Sug of a monoclonal antibody (examples of antibodies include but are not limited by, clone 1101.1, directed against an internal peptide sequence in Aβ; or 6E10 from Senetek; or 4G8 from Senetek; additionally polyclonals from rabbit antihuman Aβ from Boehringer Mannheim) and 50 μl protein A Sepharose. After incubation overnight at 4° C., the samples are washed three times with high salt washing buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 500 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 0.5% Nonidet P-40), three times with low salt wash buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.5, 50 mM NaCl, 5 mM EDTA, 0.5% Nonidet P-40), and three times with 10 mM Tris, pH 7.5. The pellet after the last wash is resuspended in SDS sample buffer (Laemmli U.K. Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriphage T4. Nature 227, 680-5, 1970.) and boiled for 3 minutes. The supernatant is then fractionated on either 10-20% Tris/Tricine SDS gels or on 16.5% Tris/Tricine SDS gels. The gels are dried and exposed to X-ray film or analyzed by phosphorimaging. The resulting image is analyzed for the presence of Aβpolypeptides. The steady-state level of Aβ in the presence of a test compound is compared to wells treated with DMSO (1%) alone. A typical test compound in this assay blocks AP accumulation in the conditioned medium, and is considered active with an IC₅₀ less than 100 μM.

[1002] C-Terminus b Amyloid Precursor Protein Accumulation Assay (CTF assav)

[1003] The effect of test compounds on the accumulation of C-terminal fragments is determined by immunoprecipitation of APP and fragments thereof from cell lysates. N 9 cells are metabolically labeled, as above, with media containing Tran35S-LABEL™, in the presence or absence of test compounds. At the end of the incubation period, the conditioned medium are harvested and cells lysed in RIPA buffer (10 mM Tris, pH 8.0 containing 1% Triton X-100, 1% deoxycholate, 0.1% SDS, 150 mM NaCl, 0.125% NaN₃). Again, lysates are precleared with 5 ul normal rabbit serum/50 ul protein A Sepharose, followed by the addition of BC-1 antiserum (15μl;) and 50μl protein A Sepharose for 16 hours at 4° C. The immunoprecipitates are washed as above, bound proteins eluted by boiling in SDS sample buffer and fractionated by Tris/Tricine SDS-PAGE. After exposure to X-ray film or phosphorimager, the resulting images are analyzed for the presence of C-terminal APP fragments. The steady-state level of C-terminal APP fragments is compared to wells treated with DMSO (1%) alone. A typical test compound in this assay stimulates C-terminal fragment accumulation in the cell lysates, and is considered active with an IC₅₀ less than 100 μM. Accumulation-Release Assay This immunoprecipitation assay is specific for g secretase activity (i.e., proteolytic activity required to generate the C-terminal end of Aβ either by direct cleavage or generating a C-terminal extended species which is subsequently further proteolyzed). N 9 cells are pulse labeled with media containing Tran35S-LABELTM in the presence of a reported g secretase inhibitor (MDL 28170; Higaki J, Quon D, Zhong Z, Cordell B. Inhibition of beta-amyloid formation identifies proteolytic precursors and subcellular site of catabolism. Neuron 14, 651-659, 1995) for 1 h, followed by washing to remove 35S radiolabel and MDL 28170. The media is replaced and test compounds are added over a dose range (for example 0.1 nM to 100 uM). The cells are chased for increasing periods of times and Aβ is isolated from the conditioned medium and C-terminal fragments from cell lysates (see accumulation assay above). The activity of test compounds are characterized by whether a stabilization of C-terminal fragments is observed and whether Aβ is generated from these accumulated precursor. A typical test compound in this assay prevents the generation of Aβ out of accumulated C-terminal fragments and is considered active with an IC₅₀ less than 100 μM.

Dosage and Formulation

[1004] The compounds determined from the present invention can be administered orally using any pharmaceutically acceptable dosage form known in the art for such administration. The active ingredient can be supplied in solid dosage forms such as dry powders, granules, tablets or capsules, or in liquid dosage forms, such as syrups or aqueous suspensions. The active ingredient can be administered alone, but is generally administered with a pharmaceutical carrier. A valuable treatise with respect to pharmaceutical dosage forms is Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing.

[1005] The compounds determined from the present invention can be administered in such oral dosage forms as tablets, capsules (each of which includes sustained release or timed release formulations), pills, powders, granules, elixirs, tinctures, suspensions, syrups, and emulsions. Likewise, they may also be administered in intravenous (bolus or infusion), intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular form, all using dosage forms well known to those of ordinary skill in the pharmaceutical arts. An effective but non-toxic amount of the compound desired can be employed to prevent or treat neurological disorders related to β-amyloid production or accumulation, such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.

[1006] The compounds of this invention can be administered by any means that produces contact of the active agent with the agent's site of action in the body of a host, such as a human or a mammal. They can be administered by any conventional means available for use in conjunction with pharmaceuticals, either as individual therapeutic agents or in a combination of therapeutic agents. They can be administered alone, but generally administered with a pharmaceutical carrier selected on the basis of the chosen route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice.

[1007] The dosage regimen for the compounds determined from the present invention will, of course, vary depending upon known factors, such as the pharmacodynamic characteristics of the particular agent and its mode and route of administration; the species, age, sex, health, medical condition, and weight of the recipient; the nature and extent of the symptoms; the kind of concurrent treatment; the frequency of treatment; the route of administration, the renal and hepatic function of the patient,and the effect desired. An ordinarily skilled physician or veterinarian can readily determine and prescribe the effective amount of the drug required to prevent, counter, or arrest the progress of the condition.

[1008] Advantageously, compounds determined from the present invention may be administered in a single daily dose, or the total daily dosage may be administered in divided doses of two, three, or four times daily.

[1009] The compounds identified using the present invention can be administered in intranasal form via topical use of suitable intranasal vehicles, or via transdermal routes, using those forms of transdermal skin patches wall known to those of ordinary skill in that art. To be administered in the form of a transdermal delivery system, the dosage administration will, of course, be continuous rather than intermittant throughout the dosage regimen.

[1010] In the methods of the present invention, the compounds herein described in detail can form the active ingredient, and are typically administered in admixture with suitable pharmaceutical diluents, excipients, or carriers (collectively referred to herein as carrier materials) suitably selected with respect to the intended form of administration, that is, oral tablets, capsules, elixirs, syrups and the like, and consistent with conventional pharmaceutical practices.

[1011] For instance, for oral administration in the form of a tablet or capsule, the active drug component can be combined with an oral, non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable, inert carrier such as lactose, starch, sucrose, glucose, methyl callulose, magnesium stearate, dicalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, mannitol, sorbitol and the like; for oral administration in liquid form, the oral drug components can be combined with any oral, non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable inert carrier such as ethanol, glycerol, water, and the like. Moreover, when desired or necessary, suitable binders, lubricants, disintegrating agents, and coloring agents can also be incorporated into the mixture. Suitable binders include starch, gelatin, natural sugars such as glucose or β∇ lactose, corn sweeteners, natural and synthetic gums such as acacia, tragacanth, or sodium alginate, carboxymethylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, waxes, and the like. Lubricants used in these dosage forms include sodium oleate, sodium stearate, magnesium stearate, sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, and the like. Disintegrators include, without limitation, starch, methyl cellulose, agar, bentonite, xanthan gum, and the like.

[1012] The compounds determined from the present invention can also be administered in the form of liposome delivery systems, such as small unilamellar vesicles, large unilamallar vesicles, and multilamellar vesicles. Liposomes can be formed from a variety of phospholipids, such as cholesterol, stearylamine, or phosphatidylcholines.

[1013] Compounds of the present invention may also be coupled with soluble polymers as targetable drug carriers. Such polymers can include polyvinylpyrrolidone, pyran copolymer, polyhydroxypropylmethacrylamide-phenol, polyhydroxyethylaspartamidephenol, or polyethyleneoxide-polylysine substituted with palmitoyl residues. Furthermore, the compounds determined from the present invention may be coupled to a class of biodegradable polymers useful in achieving controlled release of a drug, for example, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, copolymers of polylactic and polyglycolic acid, polyepsilon caprolactone, polyhydroxy butyric acid, polyorthoesters, polyacetals, polydihydropyrans, polycyanoacylates, and crosslinked or amphipathic block copolymers of hydrogels.

[1014] Gelatin capsules may contain the active ingredient and powdered carriers, such as lactose, starch, cellulose derivatives, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, and the like. Similar diluents can be used to make compressed tablets. Both tablets and capsules can be manufactured as sustained release products to provide for continuous release of medication over a period of hours. Compressed tablets can be sugar coated or film coated to mask any unpleasant taste and protect the tablet from the atmosphere, or enteric coated for selective disintegration in the gastrointestinal tract. Liquid dosage forms for oral administration can contain coloring and flavoring to increase patient acceptance.

[1015] In general, water, a suitable oil, saline, aqueous dextrose (glucose), and related sugar solutions and glycols such as propylene glycol or polyethylene glycols are suitable carriers for parenteral solutions. Solutions for parenteral administration preferably contain a water soluble salt of the active ingredient, suitable stabilizing agents, and if necessary, buffer substances. Antioxidizing agents such as sodium bisulfite, sodium sulfite, or ascorbic acid, either alone or combined, are suitable stabilizing agents. Also used are citric acid and its salts and sodium EDTA. In addition, parenteral solutions can contain preservatives, such as benzalkonium chloride, methyl- or propyl-paraben, and chlorobutanol.

[1016] Suitable pharmaceutical carriers are described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, a standard reference text in this field.

[1017] Table 1 demonstrates representative compounds envisaged within the scope of the present invention. Each formulae at the start of Table 1 are intended to be paired with each entry in the table which follows. The formulae are generated by combining each fragment from Group A with each fragment with Group B. TABLE 1 Group A (each fragment in Group A has a -W-X-Y-Z group attached thereto, the fragment can be attached at any point on the multi-ring system)

A B C

D E F

G H J

K L M

N O P

Q R S Group B

a b c

d e f

g h i

j k l

m n o

p q r

s t u

v w x

y z aa

ab ac ad

ae af ag

ah ai aj

ak al am

an ao ap

aq ar as

at au av

aw ax ay

az ba bb

bc bd be

bf bg bh

bi bj bk

bl bm bn

bo bp bq

br bs bt Ex # W X Y Z 100 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond phenyl 101 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 102 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 103 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 104 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 105 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 106 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 107 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 108 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 109 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 110 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 111 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 112 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 113 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 114 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 115 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 116 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 117 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 118 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 119 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 120 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 121 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 122 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 123 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 124 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 125 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 126 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 127 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 128 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 129 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 130 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 131 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 132 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 133 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 134 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 135 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 136 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 137 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 138 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 139 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 140 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 141 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 142 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 143 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 144 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 145 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond cyclopropyl 146 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond cyclobutyl 147 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond cyclopentyl 148 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond cyclohexyl 149 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-furanyl 150 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-thienyl 151 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 152 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 153 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 154 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 155 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 156 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 157 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 158 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 159 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 1-indolyl 160 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 161 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 162 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 163 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 164 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond phenyl 165 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 166 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 167 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 168 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 169 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 170 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 171 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 172 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 173 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 174 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 175 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 176 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 177 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 178 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 179 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 180 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 181 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 182 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 183 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 184 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 185 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 186 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 187 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 188 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 189 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 190 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 191 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 192 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 193 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 194 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 195 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 196 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 197 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 198 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 199 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 200 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 201 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 202 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 203 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 204 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 205 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 206 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 207 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 208 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 209 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond cyclopropyl 210 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond cyclobutyl 211 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond cyclopentyl 212 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond cyclohexyl 213 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-furanyl 214 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-thienyl 215 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 216 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 217 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 218 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 219 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 220 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 221 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 222 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 223 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 1-indolyl 224 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 225 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 226 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 227 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 228 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond phenyl 229 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 230 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 231 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 232 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 233 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 234 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 235 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 236 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 237 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 238 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 239 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 240 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 241 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 242 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 243 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 244 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 245 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 246 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 247 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 248 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 249 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 250 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 251 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 252 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 253 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 254 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 255 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 256 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 257 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 258 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 259 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 260 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 261 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 262 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 263 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 264 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 265 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 266 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 267 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 268 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 269 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 270 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 271 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 272 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 273 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond cyclopropyl 274 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond cyclobutyl 275 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond cyclopentyl 276 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond cyclohexyl 277 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-furanyl 278 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-thienyl 279 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 280 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 281 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 282 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 283 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 284 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 285 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 286 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 287 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 1-indolyl 288 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 289 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 290 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 291 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 292 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond phenyl 293 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 294 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 295 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 296 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 297 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 298 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 299 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 300 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 301 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 302 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 303 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 304 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 305 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 306 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 307 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 308 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 309 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 310 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 311 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 312 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 313 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 314 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 315 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 316 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 317 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 318 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 319 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 320 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 321 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 322 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 323 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 324 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 325 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 326 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 327 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 328 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 329 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 330 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 331 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 332 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 333 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 334 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 335 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 336 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 337 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond cyclopropyl 338 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond cyclobutyl 339 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond cyclopentyl 340 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond cyclohexyl 341 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-furanyl 342 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-thienyl 343 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 344 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 345 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 346 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 347 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 348 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 349 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 350 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 351 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 1-indolyl 352 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 353 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 354 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 355 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 356 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond phenyl 357 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 358 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 359 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 360 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 361 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 362 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 363 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 364 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 365 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 366 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 367 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 368 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 369 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 370 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 371 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 372 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 373 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 374 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 375 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 376 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 377 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 378 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 379 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 380 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 381 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 382 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 383 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 384 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 385 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 386 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 387 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 388 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 389 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 390 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 391 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 392 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 393 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 394 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 395 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 396 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 397 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 398 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 399 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 400 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 401 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond cyclopropyl 402 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond cyclobutyl 403 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond cyclopentyl 404 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond cyclohexyl 405 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-furanyl 406 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-thienyl 407 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 408 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 409 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 410 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 411 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 412 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 413 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 414 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 415 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 1-indolyl 416 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 417 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 418 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 419 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 420 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond phenyl 421 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 422 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 423 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 424 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 425 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 426 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 427 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 428 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 429 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 430 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 431 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 432 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 433 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 434 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 435 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 436 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 437 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 438 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 439 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 440 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 441 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 442 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 443 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 444 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 445 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 446 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 447 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 448 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 449 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 450 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 451 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 452 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 453 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 454 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 455 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 456 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 457 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 458 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 459 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 460 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 461 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 462 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 463 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 464 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 465 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond cyclopropyl 466 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond cyclobutyl 467 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond cyclopentyl 468 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond cyclohexyl 469 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-furanyl 470 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-thienyl 471 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 472 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 473 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 474 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 475 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 476 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 477 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 478 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 479 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 1-indolyl 480 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 481 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 482 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 483 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 484 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond phenyl 485 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 486 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 487 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 488 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 489 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 490 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 491 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 492 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 493 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 494 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 495 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 496 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 497 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 498 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 499 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 500 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 501 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 502 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 503 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 504 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 505 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 506 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 507 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 508 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 509 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 510 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 511 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 512 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 513 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 514 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 515 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 516 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 517 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 518 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 519 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 520 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 521 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 522 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 523 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 524 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 525 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 526 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 527 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 528 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 529 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond cyclopropyl 530 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond cyclobutyl 531 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond cyclopentyl 532 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond cyclohexyl 533 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-furanyl 534 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-thienyl 535 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 536 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 537 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 538 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 539 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 540 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 541 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 542 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 543 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 1-indolyl 544 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 545 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 546 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 547 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 548 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond phenyl 549 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 550 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 551 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 552 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 553 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 554 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 555 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 556 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 557 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 558 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 559 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 560 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 561 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 562 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 563 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 564 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 565 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 566 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 567 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 568 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 569 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 570 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 571 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 572 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 573 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 574 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 575 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 576 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 577 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 578 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 579 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 580 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 581 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 582 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 583 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 584 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 585 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 586 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 587 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 588 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 589 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 590 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 591 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 592 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 593 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond cyclopropyl 594 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond cyclobutyl 595 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond cyclopentyl 596 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond cyclohexyl 597 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-furanyl 598 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-thienyl 599 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 600 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 601 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 602 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 603 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 604 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 605 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 606 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 607 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 1-indolyl 608 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 609 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 610 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 611 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 612 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond phenyl 613 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 614 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 615 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 616 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 617 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 618 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 619 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 620 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 621 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 622 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 623 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 624 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 625 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 626 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 627 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 628 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 629 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 630 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 631 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 632 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 633 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 634 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 635 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 636 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 637 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 638 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 639 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 640 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 641 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 642 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 643 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 644 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 645 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 646 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 647 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 648 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 649 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 650 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 651 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 652 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 653 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 654 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 655 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 656 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 657 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond cyclopropyl 658 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond cyclobutyl 659 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond cyclopentyl 660 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond cyclohexyl 661 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-furanyl 662 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-thienyl 663 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 664 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 665 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 666 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 667 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 668 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 669 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 670 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 671 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 1-indolyl 672 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 673 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 674 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 675 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 676 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond phenyl 677 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,3-diphenylmethyl 678 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-F-phenyl 679 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-F-phenyl 680 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-F-phenyl 681 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-phenyl 682 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-phenyl 683 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-phenyl 684 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-Me-phenyl 685 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-phenyl 686 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-phenyl 687 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeO-phenyl 688 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeO-phenyl 689 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeO-phenyl 690 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-MeS-phenyl 691 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-MeS-phenyl 692 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-MeS-phenyl 693 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 694 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 695 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 696 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 697 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 698 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 699 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 700 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 701 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 702 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 703 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 704 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 705 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 706 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 707 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 708 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 709 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 710 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 711 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 712 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 713 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 714 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 715 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 716 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 717 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 718 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 719 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 720 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 721 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond cyclopropyl 722 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond cyclobutyl 723 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond cyclopentyl 724 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond cyclohexyl 725 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-furanyl 726 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-thienyl 727 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-imidazolyl 728 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-pyridyl 729 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-pyridyl 730 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-pyridyl 731 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond N-morpholinyl 732 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond N-piperidinyl 733 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 734 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 735 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 1-indolyl 736 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzothienyl 737 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-benzofuranyl 738 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 1-benzimidazole 739 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl bond 2-naphthyl 740 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— phenyl 741 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 742 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 743 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 744 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 745 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 746 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 747 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 748 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 749 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 750 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 751 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 752 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 753 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 754 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 755 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 756 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 757 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 758 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 759 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 760 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 761 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 762 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 763 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 764 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 765 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 766 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 767 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 768 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 769 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 770 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 771 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 772 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 773 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 774 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 775 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 776 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 777 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 778 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 779 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 780 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 781 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 782 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 783 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 784 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 785 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— cyclopropyl 786 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— cyclobutyl 787 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— cyclopentyl 788 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— cyclohexyl 789 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 790 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 791 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 792 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 793 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 794 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 795 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 796 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 797 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 798 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 799 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 800 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 801 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 802 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 803 —CH₂— phen-1,3-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 804 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— phenyl 805 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 806 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 807 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 808 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 809 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 810 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 811 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 812 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 813 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 814 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 815 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 816 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 817 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 818 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 819 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 820 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 821 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 822 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 823 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 824 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 825 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 826 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 827 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 828 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 829 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 830 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 831 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 832 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 833 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 834 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 835 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 836 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 837 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 838 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 839 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 840 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 841 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 842 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 843 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 844 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 845 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 846 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 847 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 848 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 849 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— cyclopropyl 850 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— cyclobutyl 851 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— cyclopentyl 852 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— cyclohexyl 853 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 854 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 855 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 856 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 857 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 858 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 859 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 860 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 861 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 862 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 863 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 864 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 865 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 866 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 867 —CH₂— pyridin-3,5-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 868 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— phenyl 869 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 870 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 871 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 872 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 873 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 874 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 875 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 876 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 877 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 878 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 879 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 880 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 881 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 882 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 883 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 884 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 885 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 886 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 887 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 888 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 889 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 890 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 891 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 892 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 893 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 894 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 895 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 896 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 897 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 898 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 899 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 900 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 901 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 902 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 903 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 904 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 905 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 906 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 907 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 908 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 909 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 910 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 911 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 912 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 913 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— cyclopropyl 914 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— cyclobutyl 915 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— cyclopentyl 916 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— cyclohexyl 917 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 918 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 919 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 920 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 921 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 922 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 923 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 924 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 925 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 926 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 927 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 928 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 929 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 930 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 931 —CH₂— pyridin-2,6-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 932 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— phenyl 933 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 934 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 935 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 936 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 937 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 938 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 939 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 940 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 941 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 942 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 943 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 944 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 945 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 946 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 947 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 948 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 949 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 950 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 951 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 952 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 953 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 954 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 955 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 956 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 957 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 958 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 959 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 960 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 961 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 962 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 963 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 964 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 965 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 966 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 967 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 968 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 969 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 970 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 971 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 972 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 973 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 974 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 975 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 976 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 977 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— cyclopropyl 978 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— cyclobutyl 979 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— cyclopentyl 980 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— cyclohexyl 981 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 982 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 983 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 984 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 985 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 986 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 987 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 988 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 989 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 990 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 991 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 992 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 993 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 994 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 995 —CH₂— pyridin-2,4-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 996 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— phenyl 997 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 998 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 999 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1000 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1001 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1002 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1003 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1004 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1005 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1006 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1007 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1008 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1009 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1010 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1011 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1012 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1013 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1014 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1015 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1016 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1017 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1018 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1019 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1020 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1021 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1022 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1023 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1024 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1025 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1026 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1027 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1028 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1029 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1030 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1031 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1032 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1033 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1034 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1035 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1036 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1037 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1038 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1039 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1040 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1041 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— cyclopropyl 1042 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— cyclobutyl 1043 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— cyclopentyl 1044 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— cyclohexyl 1045 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1046 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1047 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1048 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1049 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1050 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1051 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1052 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1053 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1054 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1055 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1056 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1057 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1058 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1059 —CH₂— pyridin-4,2-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1060 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— phenyl 1061 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1062 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 1063 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1064 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1065 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1066 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1067 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1068 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1069 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1070 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1071 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1072 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1073 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1074 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1075 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1076 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1077 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1078 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1079 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1080 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1081 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1082 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1083 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1084 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1085 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1086 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1087 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1088 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1089 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1090 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1091 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1092 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1093 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1094 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1095 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1096 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1097 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1098 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1099 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1100 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1101 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1102 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1103 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1104 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1105 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopropyl 1106 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclobutyl 1107 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopentyl 1108 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclohexyl 1109 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1110 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1111 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1112 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1113 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1114 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1115 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1116 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1117 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1118 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1119 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1120 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1121 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1122 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1123 —CH₂— piperidin-1,3-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1124 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— Phenyl 1125 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1126 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 1127 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1128 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1129 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1130 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1131 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1132 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1133 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1134 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1135 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1136 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1137 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1138 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1139 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1140 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1141 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1142 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1143 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1144 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1145 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1146 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1147 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1148 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1149 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1150 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1151 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1152 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1153 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1154 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1155 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1156 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1157 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1158 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1159 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1160 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1161 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1162 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1163 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1164 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1165 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1166 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1167 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1168 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1169 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— Cyclopropyl 1170 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— Cyclobutyl 1171 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— Cyclopentyl 1172 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— Cyclohexyl 1173 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1174 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1175 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1176 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1177 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1178 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1179 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1180 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1181 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1182 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1183 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1184 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1185 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1186 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1187 —CH₂— piperidin-3,1-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1188 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— Phenyl 1189 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1190 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 1191 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1192 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1193 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1194 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1195 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1196 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1197 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1198 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1199 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1200 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1201 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1202 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1203 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1204 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1205 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1206 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1207 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1208 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1209 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1210 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1211 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1212 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1213 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1214 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1215 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1216 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1217 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1218 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1219 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1220 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1221 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1222 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1223 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1224 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1225 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1226 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1227 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1228 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1229 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1230 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1231 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1232 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1233 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopropyl 1234 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclobutyl 1235 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopentyl 1236 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclohexyl 1237 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1238 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1239 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1240 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1241 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1242 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1243 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1244 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1245 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1246 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1247 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1248 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1249 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1250 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1251 —CH₂— cyclohex-1,3-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1252 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— Phenyl 1253 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1254 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 1255 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1256 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1257 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1258 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1259 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1260 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1261 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1262 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1263 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1264 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1265 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1266 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1267 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1268 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1269 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1270 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1271 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1272 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1273 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1274 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1275 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1276 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1277 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1278 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1279 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1280 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1281 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1282 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1283 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1284 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1285 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1286 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1287 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1288 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1289 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1290 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1291 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1292 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1293 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1294 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1295 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1296 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1297 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— Cyclopropyl 1298 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— Cyclobutyl 1299 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— Cyclopentyl 1300 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— Cyclohexyl 1301 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1302 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1303 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1304 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1305 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1306 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1307 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1308 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1309 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1310 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1311 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1312 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1313 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1314 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1315 —CH₂— cyclopropan-1,2-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1316 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— Phenyl 1317 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1318 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F-phenyl 1319 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F-phenyl 1320 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F-phenyl 1321 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1322 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1323 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1324 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1325 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1326 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1327 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1328 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1329 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1330 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1331 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1332 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1333 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1334 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1335 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1336 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1337 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1338 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1339 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1340 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1341 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1342 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1343 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1344 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1345 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1346 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1347 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1348 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1349 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1350 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1351 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1352 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1353 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1354 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1355 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1356 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1357 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1358 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1359 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1360 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1361 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopropyl 1362 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclobutyl 1363 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclopentyl 1364 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— Cyclohexyl 1365 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-furanyl 1366 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-thienyl 1367 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 2-imidazolyl 1368 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-pyridyl 1369 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-pyridyl 1370 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-pyridyl 1371 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-morpholinyl 1372 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ N-piperidinyl 1373 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1374 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1375 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-indolyl 1376 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzothienyl 1377 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1378 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl CH₂CH₂ 1-benzimidazole 1379 —CH₂— cyclopentan-1,3-diyl —O— 2-naphthyl 1380 —CH₂— bond bond phenyl 1381 —CH₂— bond bond 3,3-diphenyl 1382 —CH₂— bond bond 2-F-phenyl 1383 —CH₂— bond bond 3-F-phenyl 1384 —CH₂— bond bond 4-F-phenyl 1385 —CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-phenyl 1386 —CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-phenyl 1387 —CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-phenyl 1388 —CH₂— bond bond 2-Me-phenyl 1389 —CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-phenyl 1390 —CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-phenyl 1391 —CH₂— bond bond 2-MeO-phenyl 1392 —CH₂— bond bond 3-MeO-phenyl 1393 —CH₂— bond bond 4-MeO-phenyl 1394 —CH₂— bond bond 2-MeS-phenyl 1395 —CH₂— bond bond 3-MeS-phenyl 1396 —CH₂— bond bond 4-MeS-phenyl 1397 —CH₂— bond bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 1398 —CH₂— bond bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 1399 —CH₂— bond bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 1400 —CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 1401 —CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 1402 —CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 1403 —CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 1404 —CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 1405 —CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 1406 —CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1407 —CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1408 —CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1409 —CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1410 —CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1411 —CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1412 —CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1413 —CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1414 —CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1415 —CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1416 —CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1417 —CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1418 —CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1419 —CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1420 —CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1421 —CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1422 —CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1423 —CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1424 —CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1425 —CH₂— bond bond cyclopropyl 1426 —CH₂— bond bond cyclobutyl 1427 —CH₂— bond bond cyclopentyl 1428 —CH₂— bond bond cyclohexyl 1429 —CH₂— bond bond 2-furanyl 1430 —CH₂— bond bond 2-thienyl 1431 —CH₂— bond bond 2-imidazolyl 1432 —CH₂— bond bond 2-pyridyl 1433 —CH₂— bond bond 3-pyridyl 1434 —CH₂— bond bond 4-pyridyl 1435 —CH₂— bond bond N-morpholinyl 1436 —CH₂— bond bond N-piperidinyl 1437 —CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1438 —CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1439 —CH₂— bond bond 1-indolyl 1440 —CH₂— bond bond 2-benzothienyl 1441 —CH₂— bond bond 2-benzofuranyl 1442 —CH₂— bond bond 1-benzimidazole 1443 —CH₂— bond bond 2-naphthyl 1444 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond phenyl 1445 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,3-diphenyl 1446 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-F-phenyl 1447 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-F-phenyl 1448 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-F-phenyl 1449 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-phenyl 1450 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-phenyl 1451 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-phenyl 1452 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Me-phenyl 1453 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-phenyl 1454 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-phenyl 1455 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-MeO-phenyl 1456 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-MeO-phenyl 1457 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-MeO-phenyl 1458 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-MeS-phenyl 1459 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-MeS-phenyl 1460 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-MeS-phenyl 1461 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 1462 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 1463 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 1464 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 1465 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 1466 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 1467 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 1468 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 1469 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 1470 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1471 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1472 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1473 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1474 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1475 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1476 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1477 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1478 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1479 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1480 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1481 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1482 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1483 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1484 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1485 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1486 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1487 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1488 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1489 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclopropyl 1490 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclobutyl 1491 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclopentyl 1492 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclohexyl 1493 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-furanyl 1494 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-thienyl 1495 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-imidazolyl 1496 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-pyridyl 1497 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-pyridyl 1498 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-pyridyl 1499 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond N-morpholinyl 1500 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond N-piperidinyl 1501 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1502 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1503 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 1-indolyl 1504 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-benzothienyl 1505 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-benzofuranyl 1506 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 1-benzimidazole 1507 —CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-naphthyl 1508 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond phenyl 1509 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,3-diphenyl 1510 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-F-phenyl 1511 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-F-phenyl 1512 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-F-phenyl 1513 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-phenyl 1514 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-phenyl 1515 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-phenyl 1516 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Me-phenyl 1517 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-phenyl 1518 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-phenyl 1519 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-MeO-phenyl 1520 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-MeO-phenyl 1521 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-MeO-phenyl 1522 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-MeS-phenyl 1523 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-MeS-phenyl 1524 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-MeS-phenyl 1525 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-F₃C-phenyl 1526 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-F₃C-phenyl 1527 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-F₃C-phenyl 1528 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diF-phenyl 1529 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diF-phenyl 1530 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diF-phenyl 1531 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diF-phenyl 1532 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diF-phenyl 1533 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diF-phenyl 1534 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1535 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1536 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1537 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1538 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1539 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1540 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1541 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1542 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1543 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1544 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1545 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1546 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1547 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1548 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1549 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1550 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1551 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1552 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1553 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclopropyl 1554 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclobutyl 1555 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclopentyl 1556 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond cyclohexyl 1557 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-furanyl 1558 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-thienyl 1559 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-imidazolyl 1560 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-pyridyl 1561 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-pyridyl 1562 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-pyridyl 1563 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond N-morpholinyl 1564 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond N-piperidinyl 1565 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1566 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1567 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 1-indolyl 1568 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-benzothienyl 1569 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-benzofuranyl 1570 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 1-benzimidazole 1571 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond bond 2-naphthyl 1572 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— phenyl 1573 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1574 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-F-phenyl 1575 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-F-phenyl 1576 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-F-phenyl 1577 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1578 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1579 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1580 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1581 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1582 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1583 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1584 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1585 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1586 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1587 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1588 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1589 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1590 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1591 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1592 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1593 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1594 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1595 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1596 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1597 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1598 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1599 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1600 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1601 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1602 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1603 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1604 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1605 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1606 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1607 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1608 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1609 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1610 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1611 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1612 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1613 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1614 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1615 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1616 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1617 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclopropyl 1618 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclobutyl 1619 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclopentyl 1620 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclohexyl 1621 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-furanyl 1622 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-thienyl 1623 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-pyridyl 1624 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-pyridyl 1625 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-pyridyl 1626 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1627 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1628 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-benzothienyl 1629 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1630 —CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-naphthyl 1631 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— phenyl 1632 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,3-diphenylmethyl 1633 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-F-phenyl 1634 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-F-phenyl 1635 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-F-phenyl 1636 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-phenyl 1637 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-phenyl 1638 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-phenyl 1639 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Me-phenyl 1640 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Me-phenyl 1641 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Me-phenyl 1642 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-MeO-phenyl 1643 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-MeO-phenyl 1644 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-MeO-phenyl 1645 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-MeS-phenyl 1646 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-MeS-phenyl 1647 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-MeS-phenyl 1648 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-F₃C-phenyl 1649 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-F₃C-phenyl 1650 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-F₃C-phenyl 1651 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diF-phenyl 1652 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diF-phenyl 1653 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diF-phenyl 1654 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diF-phenyl 1655 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diF-phenyl 1656 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diF-phenyl 1657 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diCl-phenyl 1658 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diCl-phenyl 1659 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diCl-phenyl 1660 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diCl-phenyl 1661 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diCl-phenyl 1662 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diCl-phenyl 1663 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1664 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1665 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1666 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl 1667 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Cl-5-F-phenyl 1668 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-2-F-phenyl 1669 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Cl-3-F-phenyl 1670 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,3-diMeO-phenyl 1671 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,4-diMeO-phenyl 1672 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,5-diMeO-phenyl 1673 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2,6-diMeO-phenyl 1674 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,4-diMeO-phenyl 1675 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3,5-diMeO-phenyl 1676 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclopropyl 1677 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclobutyl 1678 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclopentyl 1679 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— cyclohexyl 1680 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-furanyl 1681 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-thienyl 1682 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-pyridyl 1683 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-pyridyl 1684 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-pyridyl 1685 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 3-Me-2-pyridyl 1686 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 4-Me-2-pyridyl 1687 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-benzothienyl 1688 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-benzofuranyl 1689 —CH₂CH₂CH₂— bond —O— 2-naphthyl 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: Q is —OR¹ or -NR¹R²; ring B is selected from the group consisting of: a carbocyclic group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms wherein the carbocyclic group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated; a heterocycle of 3 to 8 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—,and —N(R¹⁰)—; a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

 and a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; R¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(1a); C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(1a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); and 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); R^(1a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃; C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 RIb; C₆-CI₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 RIb; and 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(1b); R^(1b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R² is independently selected from H, NH₂, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₆ alkoxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle, C₆-C₁₀ aryl and 5 to 10 membered heterocycle; R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—C(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))C(═O)—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a) )_(n)—C(═O)N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R^(4,) —(CR⁷(CR⁷R^(7a) )_(n)—N(R^(7b))S(═O)₂—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, or —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴; n is0, 1,2, or 3; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R^(3a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy; alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety may optionally contain a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N=, —NH—, and —N(R²⁰)—, and wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-4 R⁴; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R²³; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical, wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical comprises 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S; wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical is substituted with 0-3 R²³; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R²³; R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a), C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃, C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₁-C₆ alkoxy substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3R^(5c); R^(5a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶; C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R⁵C; R⁵C, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); optionally the carbocyclic ring formed by combining R⁵ and R^(5a) may be benzo fused, wherein the benzo fused ring may be substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R⁶ is H; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(6a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(6b); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3R^(6b); R^(6a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, phenyl or CF₃; R^(6b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, aryl and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7b) is independently selected from H and C₁-C₄ alkyl; W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—; p is 0, 1, 2, 3,or 4; R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, Cl, —C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl and C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; X is a bond; C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 Rxb; or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—; t is0, 1, 2, or 3; u is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)—, —S(═O)NR^(19b)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—; Z is H; C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—, C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—; R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂RI⁷; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(10a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R^(I6), CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; alternatively, R¹⁰ may be —W—X—Y—Z; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, CF₃; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R¹³; R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; R¹³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃; R¹⁴, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R^(14a) is H, phenyl, benzyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(CI-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, aryl, aryl-CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; R²⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷; C₁-C₆ alkyl optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(20a); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b); R^(20a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b); R^(20b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—; R²³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃.
 2. A compound of claim 1 of Formula (Ia):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: ring B is selected from the group consisting of: a carbocyclic group of 5 to 7 carbon atoms wherein the carbocyclic group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated; a heterocycle of 5 to 7 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, and —N(R¹⁰)—; a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

 a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

s is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S(═O)₂—R⁴, or —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—C(═O)—R⁴; n is 0, 1, or 2; R^(3a) is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy; alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety may optionally contain a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N=, —NH—, and —N(R²⁰)—, and wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-4 R⁴; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R²³; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on adjacent atoms may be combined to form a 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical, wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical comprises 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N, 0, and S; wherein said 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl fused radical is substituted with 0-3 R²³; additionally, two R⁴ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R²³; R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a), C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4a), C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃, C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; R⁵ is H; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R^(5a) is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyl; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶; C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); optionally the carbocyclic ring formed by combining R⁵ and R^(5a) may be benzo fused, wherein the benzo fused ring may be substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R⁶is H; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(6a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(6b); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3R^(6b); R^(6a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, phenyl or CF₃; R^(6b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, aryl and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7b) is independently selected from H and C₁-C₄ alkyl; W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—; p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, C₂-C₄ alkynyl and C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; X is a bond; C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); RXb at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—; t is 0, 1, 2, or 3; u is 0, 1, 2, or 3; R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₆ alkyl or C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b), —NR^(19b)S (═O)—, —S (═O)NR^(19b)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—; Z is H; C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 Rl^(2a); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—, C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R_(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R_(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(10a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; alternatively, R¹⁰ may be —W—X—Y—Z; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R⁹, CF₃; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical; wherein said benzo fused radical is substituted with 0-4 R¹³; R^(1la), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ halothioalkoxy; R¹³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃; R¹⁴, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R^(14a) is H, phenyl, benzyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, aryl, aryl-CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring; R²⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷; C₁-C₆ alkyl optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(20a); or C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b); R^(20a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(20b); R^(20b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, and C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—; R²³, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, and CF₃.
 3. A compound of claim 2 of Formula (Ia):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: ring B is selected from the group consisting of: a carbocyclic group of 5, 6, or 7 carbon atoms selected from -cyclopentylene-, -cyclohexylene-, -cycloheptylene-, -cyclopentenylene-, -cyclohexenylene-, and -phenylene-; a heterocycle of 5, 6, or 7 atoms selected from -pyrrolidinylene-, -piperidinylene-, -homopiperidinylene-, and -thiophenylene-; a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

 and a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

s is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; R³ is —(CH₂)_(n)—R⁴; n is 0, 1, or 2; R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy; alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is saturated or partially unsaturated; wherein said 3-7 membered carbocyclic moiety is substituted with 0-2 R⁴; R⁴ is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), 1-5 C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(4a), C₃-C₆ cycloklyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, CF₃, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R⁵ is H; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R^(5a) is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, or allyl; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—; X is a bond; phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—; Z is H; C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl-S—, C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹ ¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R ¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical; R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl; R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring.
 4. A compound of claim 3 of Formula (Ia):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: ring B is selected from the group consisting of: -cyclopent-1,2-diyl-, -cyclopent-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,2-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,3-diyl-, -cyclohex-1,4-diyl-, -cyclohept-1,3-diyl-, -cyclopenten-3,5-diyl-, -phen-1,2-diyl-, -phen-1,3-diyl-, -phen-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-1,4-diyl-, -pyrrolidin-2,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,4-diyl-, -piperidin-1,3-diyl-, -thiophen-2,3-diyl-, and

a bicyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

a tricyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

a tetracyclic ring system selected from the group consisting of:

s is 0, 1, or 2; R³ is —R⁴, —CH₂—R⁴, or —CH₂CH₂-R⁴; R^(3a) is H; alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety; R⁴ is H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkynyl; R⁵ is C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b); or C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(5b); R^(5a) is H; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl ring; W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—; X is a bond, phenyl, pyridyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, piperidinyl, or pyrrolidinyl; Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(16b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—; Z is H; C₁-C₈ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-2 R^(12a); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12a); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12a); or R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalky-S—, C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, ═O, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical; R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl; R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹8 and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring.
 5. A compound of claim 4 of Formula (Ic):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: ring B is selected from the group consisting of:

R³ is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, or —CH₂C≡C(CH₃); R^(3a) is H; alternatively, R³ and R^(3a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl moiety; R⁵is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₂CH₃)₂, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH═CHCH₃, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂C≡CH, or —CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃); R^(5a) is H; alternatively, R⁵ and R^(5a) may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl ring; Y is a bond, —CH₂CH₂—V—, —CH₂—V—, or —V—; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, or —OC(═O)—; Z is H; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12a); C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(12a); phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(12a); C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl, selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl; substituted with 0-2 R^(12a); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-2 R^(12a); R^(12a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, CN, N02, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, —C(═O)NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF3, acetyl, SCH₃, SCF3, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy, C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with R^(12c); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R^(12c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, selected from cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl; substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle selected from pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, triazinyl, furanyl, thienyl, thiazolyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-piperinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, tetrazolyl, morpholinyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiofuranyl, indolyl, benzimidazolyl, 1H-indazolyl, oxazolidinyl, isoxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl, quinolinyl, and isoquinolinyl; wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; and R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methyl-C(═O)—, ethyl-C(═O)—, propyl-C(═O)—, butyl-C(═O)—, methyl-S(═O)₂—,ethyl-S(═O)₂—, propyl-S(═O)₂—,and butyl-S(═O)₂—; R¹⁶ at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methyl-C(═O)—, ethyl-C(═O)—, propyl-C(═O)—, butyl-C(═O)—, methyl-S(═O)₂—, ethyl-S(═O)₂—, propyl-S(═O)₂—,and butyl-S(═O)₂—; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl; R^(19b) is H, mehyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl; additionally, R¹⁸ and R¹⁹, when substituents on the same atom, may be combined to form a 3 to 7 membered heterocyclic ring selected from pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, homopiperidinyl, piperazinyl, and morpholinyl.
 6. A compound of claim 1 of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: Q is NH₂; ring B is cycloalkyl group of 3 to 8 carbon atoms wherein the cycloalkyl group is saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated; a heterocycle of 3 to 8 atoms containing a heteroatom selected from —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—,and —N(R¹O)—;

s is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R^(4,) —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R^(4,) or —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴; n is 0, 1, or 2; m is 0, 1, or 2; R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy; R⁴ is H, OH, OR^(14a), C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); 5 R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF₃, C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4b), at each occurrence, is in dependently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₆ alkynyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3R^(5c); R^(5a) is H, OH, C ₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₂-C₄ alkenyl, or C₂-C₄ alkenyloxy; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶; C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R_(5c); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R⁶ is H, methyl, or ethyl; R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, CF₃, phenyl and C₁-C₄ alkyl; R^(7b) is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl; W is —(CR⁸R^(8a))_(p)—; p is 0, 1, or 2; R⁸ and R^(8a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₃ alkyl, C₂-C₃ alkenyl, C₂-C₃ alkynyl and C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; X is a bond; C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(Xb); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; Y is a bond or —(CR⁹R^(9a))_(t)—V—(CR⁹R^(9a))_(u)—; t is 0, 1, or 2; u is 0, 1, or 2; R⁹ and R^(9a), at each occurrence, are independently selected from H, F, C₁-C₄ alkyl or C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —N(R¹⁹)—, —C(═O)NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)C(═O)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)₂—, —S(═O)₂NR^(19b)—, —NR^(19b)S(═O)—, or —S(═O)NR^(19b) Z is C₁-C₃ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R¹²; C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹² is C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, S(═O)₂R¹⁷; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R_(10a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, or CF₃; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, C(═O)NR¹⁸R⁹, S(═O)₂NR¹⁸R¹⁹, CF₃; C₁-C₆ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(11a); C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); C₃-C₁₀ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a C₃-C₆ carbocycle or a benzo fused radical; R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₄ alkoxy, C₁-C₄ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₄ haloalkoxy; R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁶, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, aryl, (aryl)CH₂—, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or C₂-C₆ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₆ alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₆ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and R^(19b) is H, C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyl.
 7. A compound of claim 6 wherein: R³ is —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—R⁴, —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—S—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, (CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—O—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴, or —(CR⁷R^(7a))_(n)—N(R^(7b))—(CR⁷R^(7a))_(m)—R⁴; n is 0 or 1; m is 0 or 1; R^(3a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, or butoxy; R⁴ is H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(4a), C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-1 R^(4a), C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from is H, F, Cl, CF₃, C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(4b), or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(4b); R^(4b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R^(l6), CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R⁵ is H, OR¹⁴; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5b); C₂-C₄ alkenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); or C₂-C₄ alkynyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5b); R^(5a) is H, OH, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, or allyl; R^(5b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from: H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, CF₃, OR¹⁴, ═O; C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(5c); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(5c); R^(5c), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R⁶ is H; R⁷, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, F, CF₃, methyl, and ethyl; R^(7a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, F, CF₃, methyl, and ethyl; R^(7b) is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl; W is a bond, —CH₂—, —CH(CH₃)—, —CH₂CH₂— or —CH(CH₃)CH₂—; X is a bond; phenyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-2 R^(Xb); R^(Xb), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; Y is a bond, —CH₂—V—, —V—, or —V—CH₂—; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —NH—, —N(CH₃)—, or —N(CH₂CH₃)—, Z is C₁-C₂ alkyl substituted with 1-2 R¹²; C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R¹² is C₆-C₁₀ aryl substituted with 0-4 R^(12b); C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(12b); R^(12b) at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R ⁶, CF₃, acetyl, SCH₃, S(═O)CH₃, S(═O)₂CH₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R¹⁰ is H, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R^(10a); phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with 0-3 R^(10b); R^(10a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, Cl, F, Br, I, ═O, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-4 R^(10b); R^(10b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO₂, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, or CF₃; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from C₁-C₄ alkoxy, Cl, F, ═O, NR¹⁸R¹⁹, C(═O)R¹⁷, C(═O)OR¹⁷, CF₃; C₁-C₄ alkyl substituted with 0-1 R¹ la; phenyl substituted with 0-3 R lb; C₃-C₆ carbocycle substituted with 0-3 R¹ lb; or 5 to 6 membered heterocycle substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical; R^(11a), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, OR¹⁴, F, ═O, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, or phenyl substituted with 0-3 R^(11b); R^(11b), at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, NR¹⁵R¹⁶, CF₃, C₁-C₄ alkyl, C₁-C₃ alkoxy, C₁-C₂ haloalkyl, and C₁-C₂ haloalkoxy; R¹⁴ is H, phenyl, benzyl, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₂-C₄ alkoxyalkyl; R¹⁵, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁶ at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, C₁-C₄ alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, —C(═O)—(C₁-C₄ alkyl) and —S(═O)₂—(C₁-C₄ alkyl); R¹⁷ is H, phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-trifluorophenyl, (4-fluorophenyl)methyl, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl, (4-methylphenyl)methyl, (4-trifluorophenyl)methyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, methoxymethyl, methyoxyethyl, ethoxymethyl, or ethoxyethyl; R¹⁸, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, phenyl, benzyl, and phenethyl; and R¹⁹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, and ethyl.
 8. A compound of claim 7 of Formula (Ib) wherein:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: R³ is —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂C(CH₃)═CH₂, —CH₂CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃); —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), cyclopropyl-CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂—, cyclopropyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, or (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; R⁵ is -CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₂CH₃)₂, —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CH═CH₂, —CH₂CH═CH₂, —CH═CHCH₃, cis-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CH(C₆H₅), -CH₂CH═C(CH₃)₂, cis-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂CH₃, cis-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH₂CH═CH(CH₃), trans-CH₂CH═CHCH₂(C₆H₅), —C≡CH, —CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂C=C(C₆H₅), —CH₂CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂C≡C(C₆H₅), —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡CH, —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡C(CH₃), —CH₂CH₂CH₂C≡C(C₆H₅), cyclopropyl-CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂—, (2-CH₃-cyclopropyl)CH₂—, (3-CH₃-cyclobutyl)CH₂—, cyclopropyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclobutyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclopentyl-CH₂CH₂—, cyclohexyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-CH₃-cyclopropyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-CH₃-cyclobutyl)CH₂CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, furanyl-CH₂—, thienyl-CH₂—, pyridyl-CH₂—, 1-imidazolyl-CH₂—, oxazolyl-CH₂—, isoxazolyl-CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, furanyl-CH₂CH₂—, thienyl-CH₂CH₂—, pyridyl-CH₂CH₂—, 1-imidazolyl-CH₂CH₂—, oxazolyl-CH₂CH₂—, or isoxazolyl-CH₂CH₂—; W is a bond, —CH₂—, or —CH(CH₃)—; X is a bond;

Y is a bond, —CH₂—V—, —V—, or —V—CH₂—; V is a bond, —C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)₂—, —NH—, or —N(CH₃)—, Z is phenyl 2-F-phenyl, 3-F-phenyl, 4-F-phenyl, 2-Cl-phenyl, 3-Cl-phenyl, 4-Cl-phenyl, 2,3-diF-phenyl, 2,4-diF-phenyl, 2,5-diF-phenyl, 2,6-diF-phenyl, 3,4-diF-phenyl, 3,5-diF-phenyl, 2,3-diCl-phenyl, 2,4-diCl-phenyl, 2,5-diCl-phenyl, 2,6-diCl-phenyl, 3,4-diCl-phenyl, 3,5-diCl-phenyl, 3-F-4-Cl-phenyl, 3-F-5-Cl-phenyl, 3-Cl-4-F-phenyl, 2-MeO-phenyl, 3-MeO-phenyl, 4-MeO-phenyl, 2-Me-phenyl, 3-Me-phenyl, 4-Me-phenyl, 2-MeS-phenyl, 3-MeS-phenyl, 4-MeS-phenyl, 2-CF₃O-phenyl, 3-CF₃O-phenyl, 4-CF₃O-phenyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyridyl, 2-Me-pyridyl, 3-Me-pyridyl, 4-Me-pyridyl, 1-imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, 1-benzimidazolyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, morpholino,N-piperinyl, phenyl-CH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-MeO-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-MeO-phenyl)C₂—, (4-MeO-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Me-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, 4-MeS-phenyl)CH₂—, (2-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (3-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂—, (furanyl)CH₂—, (thienyl)CH₂—, (pyridyl)CH₂—, (2-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (3-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (4-Me-pyridyl)CH₂—, (1-imidazolyl)CH₂—, (oxazolyl)CH₂—, (isoxazolyl)CH₂—, (1-benzimidazolyl)CH₂—, (cyclopropyl)CH₂—, (cyclobutyl)CH₂—, (cyclopentyl)CH₂—, (cyclohexyl)CH₂—, (morpholino)CH₂—, (N-pipridinyl)CH₂—, phenyl-CH₂CH₂—, (phenyl)₂CHCH₂—, (2-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diF-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,3-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2,6-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,4-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3,5-diCl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-F-5-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Cl-4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-MeO-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Me-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-MeS-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-CF₃O-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, (furanyl)CH₂CH₂—, (thienyl)CH₂CH₂—, (pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (2-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (3-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (4-Me-pyridyl)CH₂CH₂—, (imidazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (oxazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (isoxazolyl)CH₂CH₂—, (benzimidazolyl)CH₂CH₂—,(cyclopropyl)CH₂CH₂—, (cyclobutyl)CH₂CH₂—,(cyclopentyl)CH₂CH₂—, (cyclohexyl)CH₂CH₂—, (morpholino)CH₂CH₂—, (N-pipridinyl)CH₂CH₂—, methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, or allyl; R¹⁰ is H, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; R¹¹, at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl, 4-F-phenyl, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-F-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-Cl-phenyl, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-Cl-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CH₃-phenyl, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂—, (4-CH₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—, 4-CF₃-phenyl, (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂—, or (4-CF₃-phenyl)CH₂CH₂—; and alternatively, two R¹¹ substituents on the same or adjacent carbon atoms may be combined to form a cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, or a benzo fused radical.
 9. A compound of claim 8 wherein: ring B, along with up to 2 R¹¹s, is

wherein ring B is further substituted with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 R¹¹.
 10. A compound of claim 2 selected from: (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-butyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide; (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-methyl-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide; (2R,3S )-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide; (2R,3S)-3-allyl-2-isobutyl-N¹-(4-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl)-3-oxo-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydronaphtho[1,8-ef] [1,4]diazepin-2-yl)butanediamide; N1-(2-benzylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-[2-(1-benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-[2-(1-benzyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; 2-isobutyl-N 1-[2-(4-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide; 2-isobutyl-N1-[2-(3-methoxy-benzylcarbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl]-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-[2-(cyclohexylmethyl-carbamoyl)-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi] indol-5-yl]-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; 2-isobutyl-N 1-(2-isopropylcarbamoyl-4-oxo-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide; 2-isobutyl-N 1-(4-oxo-2-phenylcarbamoyl-1,2,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-azepino[3,2,1-hi]indol-5-yl)-3-propyl-succinamide; (2R,3S)-3-allyl-N¹-[(7S)-2-benzyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,10a-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a]azepin-7-yl]-2-isobutylbutanediamide; N1-(1,5-dioxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a] [1,4]diazepin-4-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-(2-benzyloxy-5-oxo-2,3,5,6,7,9a-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-(2-benzyloxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; N1-(2-hydroxy-5-oxo-octahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]azepin-6-yl)-2-isobutyl-3-propyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(4-chloro-phenyl)-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(4-(3,5 -dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3 -bromo-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-1,2,4]triazolo[4,3 -a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3-phenyl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide; and 3-allyl-N¹-[3-(3-benzofuran-2-yl-phenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]azepin-9-yl]-2-isobutyl-succinamide.
 11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 12. A method for the treatment of neurological disorders associated with β amyloid production comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim
 1. 13. A method for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease associated with β amyloid production comprising administering to a host in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of claim
 1. 